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Show Record the oars going over that. Outside of that we had no difficulties. 4640 We went over Bull Frog rapids with that two horse- power engine a number of times. We were down there ten or fifteen days before we met Chenoewith's outfit. We used to goup there every day or so just to be doing something. I was in there with Mr. Wimmer the latter part of October and November. H. J. Howland testified on cross examination as follows: I have been on the Green River with a power boat operating 4641 around the bridge there but not on any long trips. I have taken three trips down the Green River in row boats. One when I was ten years old, the other time in 1915 and the other in 1916. Those are the only long trios I have taken. Between Greenriver and the mouth of the San Rafael, I cannot recall that we touched bottom on any of the riffles or bars. We might have scraped a rock some place ascending. We did not 4642 scrape rocks at places because the water was so shallow. We always had plenty of water. We had plenty of water over the riffles and never touched bottom. I cannot recall getting stuck on sand bars. We possibly hit sand bars coming up, but not going down. That is true of both trips. Coming up we rowed practically all the 4643 way. While rowing we did not get on any sand bars. Coming up the river you generally take advantage of the back water if you are rowing. Once in a while, trying to go over a sand bar, knowing it is there, we will try to go over it and possibly get stuck, and have to back out and go around it. Those are the only sand bars we got 4644 stuck on. There are all depths of water there, I suppose our oars touched bottom some places. but I have no recollection of any par-ticular spot. When we went up the Colorado River looking for Mr. Chenoewith, we went up light, We hauled Mr. Chenoewith all his 4645 supplies up there. I believe we made only one trip with supplies. We moved his camp various places. We usually stayed with him. We went over Bull Frog rapids loaded more than once. We had our base 674 |