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Show Blake- D 912 THE SPECIAL MASTER: Let's get it when loaded. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q What was the draft of that boat when loaded. A Sir? Q What was the draft of that boat when loaded? A Probably eight or nine inches, when heavily loaded, with as much as we took, that is what I mean, but with the passengers. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What load did you take? A I should judge about six hundred pounds of goods, and one passenger besides the oarsmen. MR. FARNSWORTH: How long was it, and how wide? BY MR. BALCAKMAR: Q What was the length and width of the boat? A I think it was near eighteen feet long. Q How wide? A Somewhat over four feet. Q Just describe the progress of your trip from Greenriver, Utah, down to the mouth of the San Rafael. A On putting out from Greenriver, Utah, we Drift through quiet water for something less than a mile. Here there is a rocky riffle. In running through this riffle I could touch gravel with my oars without poking them straight down in the stream; pushing with a natural oar stroke, once in a while I would touch gravel on the bottom of the river. 2882 |
