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Show Prommel- RD 1035 A Yes. It was caving all along, as far as we could see. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Was the water coming up? A The river seemed to be coming up, yes. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q This was at a bend, I suppose? A No, you Honor, it was a straight part of the river there. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Have you been down that river from Moab to Shafer No. 1 on the water? A Yes, sir. Q What did you go down on? A I went down to No. 1 on the big boat, the power boat. Q How many times? A I went down once. Q Was there any difficulty in operating the boat? A Why, what they do in that case, they have a man on each side-- this trip we went down they had a man in the front of the boat on each side with an oar, and these men would stick the oar in to the water to bottom, and they would hold their hand where the top of the water was; then they would raise it over their shoulder, so the man at the wheel could see the depth of the water as they were going along; the man on the left side of the boat would do it, and the man on the right side would do it, and by this sounding they would guide the boat downstream. 3007 |