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Show 45 that they are there, because you can not see them. For instance, we decided to run to shore one day, and one man stood up on the forward deck, and as we approached shore he stood there and was ready to help get to shore, when the boat struck a submerged rock and tilted enough to throw him into the water. But on account of the fact that there was no great velocity no damage was done to the boat. But that is mentioned to point out the impossibility of seeing through the water and seeing the rocks beneath the surface. Q Did you encounter any sandbars between Green River and the mouth of the San Rafael? A We ran into sandbars in a number of places between Greenriver, Utah, and the junction of the two rivers. I do not remember precisely whether there were any between Green River and the mouth of the San Rafael; but there were many of them in that stretch between Green River, Utah, and the junction of the two rivers, the Green and the Colorado. Q Did they interfere with the navigation of the boats? A Only that we would run onto the sandbar and it would be necessary for us to leap overboard and push them off into the deep water, and guide them carefully as the swift water caught the boats again and swept them off. Q Did your party habitually wear bathing suits? A One man habitually wore a bathing suit; the others wore their regular clothes, but they cut their trousers midway 2006 |