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Show 439 " A. Yes. " R. 1123 From the mouth of North Wash down to Lee's Ferry a great number of riffles, some of which would be considered rapids, were encountered. He never tried to bring a boat from Lee's Ferry, up the river. R. 1132- 1133 He has boated on the Colorado from Westwater Canyon near the Utah state line, as far as Moab, four or five times, bur has never boated down the Colorado from Moab to its confluence with the Green. All of his trips on that section were made up the river. Many difficulties were encountered on his trip through West water Canyon, the rapids there being as bad as the are any place in the Grand Canyon. Sand bars and gravel bars were also encountered on this trip. It is his opinion that boats could not be taken up the Colorado River from Moab to West water but that they might be taken up a distance of about fifteen miles, although it would be necessary to do considerable towing in that distance. It would be impossible, in his opinion, to row a boat that far up the river. He has never seen any boats on the Colorado River between West water and Moab. He has been up the Colorado River between its confluence with the Green, and Moab, three of four |