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Show 613 " Q. Yes. " A. No sir. " R. 1484. The progress of the trip through Cataract Canyon was comparatively slow, " because we had to carry the line of traverse through at the same time, as we went through with the boats. " Ellsworth Kolb was the head boatman; Emory Kolb had his own boat, taking pictures, and he helped." R. 1484. The rapids were looked over before the boats were run. " Drift was thrown in at the head of the rapids, to pick out the best channel through the rocks, and by very careful work we were able to get to the last rapid in the canyon without smashing up a boat. " At the last -- I believe it was the last rapid -- next to the last one -- Emory Kolb was running one of the boats through, and he ran on a rock. The boat was there approximately two days; had to throw a line out to him, a small line, had a big rope ashore; built a tripod, put the rope over it, rigged up sort of a pulley, and get all the equipment off the boat. It took us all the next day then, to get the boat off the rock. " Q. Did you run all rapids, or did you portage some of them? " A. As I remember, we didn't portage any of the rapids in Cataract canyon; but I wouldn't say for sure. R 1485. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. Going down that canyon is there plenty of land on one side or the other on which a portage could be made? |