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Show 805 " A. No, sir. " Q. About how many of then did you portage, and how many did you line? " A. We lined the one where we lost this boat, and por-taged one. " Q. Outside of those two, you ran all the rest of them? " A. Ran the rest, we portaged the provisions several canyon, did you meet any other boats? " A. No sir. " Q. Did you see any people in there outside of the Wheeler boys? " A. No. sir." R. 1907 - 1909. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. Did you wear the life preservers? " A. Coming down through Cataract canyon, yes, sir. " Q. Did you wear them below there? " A. We wore them when on the river; never went on the river without the jackets on, for the protection in making portages and lining boasts, if we fell we would something to protect us from the rocks." R. 1910. From the end of Cataract Canyon, on down to Rite, Utah, there are one or two bad rapids, in Harrow canyon; " nothing serious, but what we got through; but got pretty wet." R. 1910. After they lost the boat in Cataract Canyon, the balance |