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Show 301 river, you think it is more difficult? A I know that it is Q You think it is. Had you ever been over that part of the stream before? A No, sir. Q Do you think you could go over it a second time and avoid some of the pitfalls that you encountered on the first trip? A Well, we had no pitfalls. We went over the Green River between the mouth of the San Rafael and Greenriver, and in the same way I would do it again, if I had to make another examination. Q You had no difficulty in finding the channel? A There was no difficulty in finding the channel. Q Are you sure that you found it all the time? A Yes, sir. Q A lot of these places where you encountered difficulties, do you not think if you had been more familiar with the river and had been going up and down it you would not have met with any trouble? A No, sir; because the man handling the boat is considered one of the best boatmen in the Colorado Basin. Q He was familiar with the river, was he? A Yes, sir. Q Had been up and down it lots of times in boats? A Well, I do not know how many times he had been up 2264 |