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Show Lumsden- D 672 either side of the sandbar. Q Did you find those channels on the same side they were when you came down? A Some of them; some of them were moved; but it was a question then, in our mind, which channel to take to get back up there; sometimes we took the wrong channel. However, we would back up, and get into the other one, on the other side of the island. we had a lot of that kind of work, getting up as far as we came with the boat. Q Did you make any soundings in connection with the operation of that boat? A Yes sir. Q Downstream, or upstream, or both? A Particularly downstream. We sent our pilot ahead and sounded the water when it looked suspicious. Q That is, sent him ahead in a skiff? A Yes sir. Q Did you try that coming up the river? A We didn't try it very much; I think we did a few times, but it was pretty hard to back that stream with a rowboat. Q What was the total number of days consumed in this trip? A Well, I think we was gone practically two weeks, perhaps a few days more, I ain't sure about that. I am sure we was gone at least two weeks, and maybe a little more; I ain't sure about it. Q You were gone long enough so they sent out a search party for 2640 |