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Show 301 It would have helped if they had had someone in the stern or in the bow who could have seen ahead. They found many such bars throughout Labyrinth Canyon down through the Double Bowknot section. The Double Bowknot is in the form of a double ' S' and the walls are about seven hundred feet high, he believes. Coming out of Labyrinth they soon got into Still_ Water Canyon and the river was more confined. They had a little trouble with sand bars, but not much. Still_ water Canyon runs clear through to the mouth of the Green River. R. 790- 791. " Q. In that section between Greenriver, Utah, and the mouth of the Green River, did you meet any boats? " A. No boats at all, no sir. " Q. Did you see any people? " A. None whatever; we saw some engineers working below the Wolverton ranch. " Wolverton had a power boat of which he was very proud; he claimed that he had been to Greenriver with it; he thought that was quite an accomplishment. " Q. You say he thought that was quite an accomplishment? " A. Yes sir. R. 791. ( Moved to strike out as hearsay. R. 791.) He did not see any boats in operation as he went down. There were a few ranchers in the section there where Wolverton's lived but they did not see any dwellings after they left Wolverton's a few hours. R. 791. When they entered the Colorado River it seemed a little higher than at Greenriver and the water was more red. R. 792. " The rapids began about four miles below there, the |
