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Show 153 -- 149-- By the proper type of boat he means the Colorado type of boat. R. 327. " I would not want any open boat, or any canoe. R. 328. " By Mr. Farnsworth: " Q And with such a boat, you would not hesitate to go through all that area a good many miles above Moab, would you? " A I could only state up to can to Castle Creek; " Q I mean up to Castle Creek. " A I would not myself want to go down in a boat; but it could be done. " Q Well, boatmen to navigate such waters, do they not? " A They go downstream." R. 326. He doubts if a boatmen could possibly go up. " It would be almost a continuous portage when you got in there," because of the rapids. R. 328. He has the results of surveys, of specific plane and profiles, and where they show a drop of 1000 feet, he known there would be a rapids there. He knows there are other obstructions than those indicated on Plate 37, which is simply a large scale survey showing three typical riffles, that are among the smaller ones. These are typical of the other area, as it shows the general topography, location of the road, township, and elevation, R. 328- A. He knows that there would be number of portages in going over the area, and he does not believe that even where the smooth water is shown you could go |
