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Show 810 the turns, so he could tell what direction to go. He didn't mark all of the river only the places where there were bad bars, where they had lots of trouble, but ' the marks didn't do any good. When we came back the channel wasn't where it was when we went down." R. 1919- 1920 " Q. On your way down the river did you experience any difficulty with sand bars? " A. Plenty of it. " Q. How did you get off these sand bars? " A. Sometimes we would pull off with a block and tackle; sometimes dig it out; various ways we would work it. Some-times we would come to places we couldn't get through, and we would reverse the boat, back down and run the propellers backwards and tear out the sand get through that way. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. That month was this? " A. This was in March or April; I think we didn't get started until about April the first trip. " BY MR. BLACKEAR: " Q. Block and tackle, you used that by making it fast to something ashore? " A. Yes, and pulling. " Q. Then did you have a capstan to wind it in with? " A. No, we had none. " Q. How did you operate that end of it? " A. Main strength and awkwardness. " Q. Did this sand bar trouble continue on down to the junction |
