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Show 844 to real rowing, we didn't now a great deal, but we had the strength, and all we needed was a little practice, with the right kind of teacher, and we got quite a lot of it there for three or four days while the provisions were being packed in the sacks and got ready to pack in the boat. " When we started, we were fairly good; by the time we got all the way through, we were pretty good oarsmen. " Q. Which boat led the expedition? " A. Mr. Stanton's boat. " Q. You and Mr. Gibson were the oarsmen? " A. Yes, and Mr. McDonald was the steersman; Mr. Stanton rode in the bow of the boat facing down the river, right at my back." R. 1990- 1992. He states the oars were extra long, and there were two pairs on each boat. The boats were over loaded, and heavy. and hard to pull. R. 1992. " No rough water bothered them. They didn't sink or upset; air- tight compartments would keep them up when they were full of water; with their loads and the men in, they would go down level with the water, be hard to handle, but we knew we would always have a bout under us, if we didn't get washed out ourselves." R. 1992. They sat with their feet in sort of stirrups, so that when the boat would roll they wouldn't be thrown out; although below Lee's Ferry in the Grand canyon Mr. Hyslop was thrown out. R. 1992- 1993. " Q. Between Crescent creek and Hite, Utah, did you encounter any rapids or rough water in there? " A. A great many small rapids, winding rapids, and hard to navigate, and full of boulders, and at the speed we ran |