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Show 445 A contract was made by him to take Mr. Rowland over the Colorado River from North Wash down to Lees Ferry. He was paid the agreed compensation and the boats used were built for that purpose. He has never operated a power boat on the rivers. The reason boats were built at the mouth of North Wash when the trip was made with Mr. Rowland, was because Mr. Rowland did not specifically desire to go through Cataract Canyon. R. 1149. As near as be can remember, the trip from North Wash down to Lees Ferry consumed about three weeks. On the trip down, some prospecting was done and some exploration of the river was made. They did not stake out any claims. There was a man by the name of Richmond who went with his father the first trip that he made through the Grand Canyon and he started about Flaming Gorge and went clear through to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. He was just a boy and he remembers the man Richmond. He doesn't just know how old he is, or whether he is dead or not, but his father is dead. He remembers of the two of them being at their home in Vernal but he didn't see the boat arrive or depart. R. 1150- 1152. Redirect Examination -( R. Vol. C - pp. 1152- 1154.) On the trip back to Vernal, Utah, from Lees Ferry, after his trip on the river with his father, they went by stage and train. The trip made with the Eddy party ended at Needles, California, and he returned home by way of Salt Lake City. In speaking of operating a boat wherever he found boating |