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Show 889 " But we would gather all hands with all the poles and cars and things we could gather, and we would all place these things against the rocks and shave, and walk along the boat and got by these places. I think there were two such places that I distinctly remember." R. 2099. Complainant's Exhibit No 264 clearly represents one of the operations in getting off a sand bar; and was the boat " Betsy Ann", which was a little barge, used on the survey. He believes it was the latter part of August, 1914. R. 2100. He knows that all of the boats of the expedition grounded frequently. R. 2100- 2101. " Q. What method did they adopt to get off? " A. We had plenty of help, and we just dropped overboard in the shallow water and pushed the boat back into the deeper water and proceeded." R. 2101. When the expedition arrived at the mouth of the river they tied up and made camp on the right hand bank of the Green; approximately one- half or three- quarters of a mile above where he intended to drill; and the next day he moved the drill scows down to the position of the first hole, and anchored them. This was about five hundred feet below the confluence of the two rivers. R. 2101. " Q. What means did you adopt to anchor the drilling outfit there? " A. Mr. Richardson, while I was down on the survey trip, |