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Show 919 forty- five dollars or fifty dollars, in Cataract, to lighten up, rather than portage and load the boats any more; they had them overloaded going down; they thought they would need them; they throwed them cut; they throwed blankets worth twelve or fifteen dollars a pair to one side and left them in Cataract Canyon. " We lost three boats there. The Black Betsy, the boat they thought would go through, was the first boat that went to pieces; nobody in it, though; we didn't take any chances. " We had the lines fast to it; we would run the line down here ( indicating) and a man stationed here ( indicating), and there, and there ( indicating). We would shove the boat off in here ( indicating); this man would throw the line over a rock, and the next one, as she checked up going down, so as to give the boat a clear run. " The first boat after the Black Betsy run on to a rock; just as soon as she did that, the water piled over her gunnel and turned her completely over and tore the bottom out of her, in Cataract Canyon." R. 2175. None of the rapids in Cataract Canyon were run with those boats on that trip. Starting at Greenriver, Utah, rafts containing food were towed by the boats. " Q Where did you start towing them? " A Started towing them at Greenriver. I had forgot about that. They had the same as boxes down below, big board boxes; they thought that would lighten the load some, which it did, some, - the top screwed on, that is, there was eyes that was hooked along; they screwed down, and had a rubber gasket around; they put the stuff in them they had in the bottom of the other boats, canned goods, condensed milk, |
