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Show 3448 Lint- D 1471 boat? A Yes sir? Q Just tell us about that, please. A Well, there were lots of shoals in the river, and with the load which we had in the one boat, it made it pretty difficult to get over some of those shoals. We had sand waves; we had to be pretty careful on account of the load; that is all we had; if we swamped that, we were out of luck. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q How many men in the boat? A When we would move, there were only two of us in the boat; wasn't room enough for the whole crew. Q The rest of them went along the shore of the river? A Yes sir, carried the line along. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q That is, you mean carried the survey? A Yes sir. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Any difficulty in going along the shore of the river that distance? A In places we had to cross back and forth on account of the bends of the river running into the wall. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q How serious difficulty did you encounter with these shoals and sandbars? |