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Show 310 The boats were loaded as lightly as was consistently possible in order to make the trip because of the danger in running rapids and encountering bad water. The boats on the second trip were three in number, two of the Galloway type and one of a type recommended by the people at Wilmington, California, who constructed the boats. The two Galloway boats were eighteen feet long with four and one- half foot beam. The third boat was built on somewhat different lines and was about fifteen feet long. The approximate cost of the two larger boats was four hundred dollars each while the third boat cost one hundred fifty dollars. R 816- 870. The boats used by the Kolb brothers on the first trip cost two hundred twenty- five dollars each. The boats were all flat- bottom. By the special master: I have a note that Mr. Kolb testified that on the first trip the boats had been loaded with twelve hundred pounds, had a draft of eight inches. " A. Yes, sir. that is including the weight of the boat and the oarsman. " Q. That does not mean a load of twelve hundred pounds? " A. No sir. We never weighed those; we guessed at it pretty much; we weighed the boats when they were absolutely dry, and they weighed five |
