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Show 328 memory, although he did not pay much attention to it. R. 841- 842. The out- board motor was tried again unsuccessfully. The larger boats on this trip weighed from eight to nine hundred pounds light and between sixteen hundred to two thousand pounds loaded. This weight, or course, would decrease as the trip progressed because of the use of provisions for subsistence. In addition to the weight of the boat and supplies, the weight of the men carried should be added. A boat carrying three men would make the total weight from two thousand to twenty- five hundred pounds. As a rule not more than one man would be in the boat at a time, sometimes two or three were carried but only in crossing the river back and forth during the survey. The survey party continued on down to Hall's Crossing, where the party split, the engineers remaining behind. R. 842- 844. By The Special Master: " Q. Oh, I see; and you went on? " A. I have made a note here: We stopped at Hanson Creek. Mr. Chenoewith [ sic Chenoweth] has cache here. Sack country survey; began surveying back from the canyon. We sort our stuff as we part company tomorrow. All men working, and boats are in good condition." One of the boats, called the Los Angeles, was left with Mr. Chenoewith [ sic Chenoweth]. By Mr Blackman: " Q. That is one of the big boats? |
