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Show 955 His next experience on the Colorado River above Lees Ferry was about twelve years ago and he has made an average of about one trip each year since then through Glen Canyon, the purpose of the trips being to conduct travelers who wish to take an unusual trip in that wild country in connection with horseback and automobile trips into the scenic lands of Utah. R. 2268. During these trips the boats have been taken through Crescent Creek or North Wash to the river and launched there, " and we run down to Lees Ferry." The tourists are usually met at Richfield or Greenriver, Utah, and taken to the mouth of Crescent Creek, which is the same as North Wash, by automobile, wagon, and horseback. R. 2268- 2269. " Q What type of boat do you use on those trips? " A I have been using a small canvas boat called the King, canvas, folding boat, made of twenty- two ounce, double- filled, duck, waterproof; steel ribbing, crossways and longitudinally; I have used the fourteen and the sixteen- foot type." R. 2269. These boats are about five feet wide, have a draft of about six inches when loaded. They are not of a canoe type - they are a rowboat - operated by cars. Each boat is capable of carrying two persons, that is, one passenger and one boatman, luggage and supplies. He accompanied the boats on these trips himself. Sometimes he has made more than one trip a year. R. 2270. Sometimes only two boats are taken on a trip, other times three or four are taken. During these trips in the past twelve years, he has had a very good opportunity to observe the conditions of the river with respect to the channel, the bars and the reefs on |
