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Show 462 five pounds. R. 1182- 1183. " Q. What did you use that for? " A. It is very important, a fellow breaks a chain that goes back to the paddle wheel, don't want to drift on down stream very far; throw out the anchor, and the boat will turn around, up stream; this anchor will dig in the bottom of the river, and hold the boat there until you get the repair made. " Q. What else did you use that anchor for? " A. A great many times, where we got stuck, we haven't been in a position to get the line to the bank, to pull in the right direction we wanted to go, so we take the anchor out in a small boat, throw it over, and hitch our line on to that; it would help hold the boat up stream in the position we wanted to go." R. 1183 At first, he thought that a map would be of some benefit to him in navigating the streams but discovered it was no use whatever, because there were so many changes in the river. One week the channel would be where shown on the map; the next it would not be. He tried to keep the position of the channel in his head, remember where he want last, and tried to strike the same place again but very often he would miss it. He didn't have a license to operate the boat because there are no license laws for navigation in the State of Utah and he was told one was not |
