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Show Baldwin- C 1208 more than a few minutes, would you? A Could not take a line to shore in a few minutes; it takes time to get the line ashore and get back and line up your winch; probably take three- quarters of an hour. Q Did you always have to take a line to shore? A Not always. Q Usually did not have to, did you? A Usually did have to. Q What percentage of the time did you have to? A I would say fifty per cent of the time, at least. Q Now, you spoke about twenty- five per cent of the time making this trip down in something over two hours, as I recall your testimony, to Shafer No. 1? A Yes sir. Q And back in what time, did you say? A Average six and a half or seven hours. Q Was that your average of your trip, or the average when you did not have any difficulties? A When didn't have any difficulties we averaged about that time. Q Then twenty- five per cent of the time you did not have any difficulties going either way; is that right? A I believe that is what I stated, yes. Q That is correct, is it? A Yes. Q Another fifty percent of the time you did not have any serious 3180 |