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Show 724 gallons, could you? " A. No sir." R. 1743. He made several trips upstream above Lees Ferry with an out- board motor, never any more with the boat equipped with the Ford engine. He was experimenting with the out- board motor within a radius of about six miles of Lees Ferry. He never went down below Lees Ferry, nor did he ever take any passengers, camp outfit, or food with him on these short trips. In fact, he never left Lees Ferry with the second boat except with the intention of running up the river a little and returning to camp. R. 1744. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. You wanted to see how powerful your motor was going up stream? " A. Yes sir." R. 1745. He had a two- cylinder, eight horsepower, Johnson Outboard Motor in this little boat and his experience with the Ford motor and this eight horsepower motor is all of his motor boat experience on the Colorado River. R. 1745. The cable crossing the river on which he operated the ferry boat was anchored on each side of the river and was never shifted while he was operating the ferry. R. 1745- 1746. " Q. The cable is anchored at the same places and in the same way on each side now as it was when you began to operate the ferry, is that right? " A. The ferry is discontinued now; a year ago last June the cable broke; but the anchorages are in the same place that they were. " Q. The anchorages were never shifted at all during your operation? " A. No sir." R. 1746. Sand- bars would form that prevented the |
