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Show 467 except those by the boats of the Moab Garage. The U. S. G. L. O. party was down there; and they hauled some material for them, also camp equipment. The Colorado River was frozen over during the winter of 1924 1925 from December until the last of March. Since then it has not been frozen over, however, there are short stretches of the river that freeze nearly every year. In 1926 he went downstream with a load of material, come back the next day, and the ice had jammed ahead of him so he couldn't get through. The boat taken on this trip had a pointed bow and it was necessary to take a line in order to pull out of the slush. That is the only the he has seen the ice jammed that say except in the winter of 1926. The ice catches in the narrow part of the stream, piles up for a distance of possibly half a mile or more, and backs the water up behind it. The ice jam spoken of remained in the river for four or five weeks. R. 1192- 1193. Cross Examination -( R. Vol. 6 - pp. 1124- 1211.) The ice condition in 1926 was similar to that referred to in 1925 except that it was a heavier flow of ice and it was necessary to use dynamite in order to get through. The boat was gotten out of the ice jam the same evening it was stuck and taken back down to the Shafter No. 1 well, where it was left until powder could be obtained with which to dislodge the ice. |
