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Show 303 that reason, that we were spending most of the time on the shore, examining the rapids. " We were there to get pictures putting out boats through violent water; that is what we wanted, some motion pictures. The game was in its infancy then, but we had a camera, and we were making motion pictures of shooting rapids for the thrill they would give. " Q. This was kind of a sporting event with you? " A. Just that exactly, sporting event, We hoped to make some money out of it." R. 793- 794. After they got out of Cataract Canyon there was a short canyon called Narrow Canyon and it is approximately one hundred eighty miles from the end of Cataract Canyon to Lees Ferry. Lees Ferry is seven miles south of the Utah line by the river. There was quiet water in Narrow Canyon. It seemed very quiet and they had to pull hard down stream to make progress. R. 794. Frequently they would get on a bar or an island which did not come above and there would be a channel on either side but he doesn't remember that he had difficulty in grounding on sand bars or crossing bars. Narrow Canyon is about six miles long. Directly below Narrow Canyon the Fremont River comes in; sometimes called the Dirty Devil. R. 795. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. This is before you get to Glen Canyon, then? " A. Yes sir; but I think the recent survey includes Narrow Canyon in Glen Canyon." R. 796. In Glen Canyon they experienced difficulty in grounding frequently. The mouth of the San Juan is a little more than half way through Glen Canyon. |
