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Show 1085 " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. Had it any connection with any of these dam projector? " A. Yes sir. " Q. In what way? " A. There were several dam sites on the river. Surveys were made of each of them, not a thorough survey that would enable the dam to be built, but surveys which would indicate to a cert in extent how favorable this or that site was. That was more or less incidental." R. 2574- 2575 Commencing with the first days progress upstream, his most distinct recollection of the first day was " getting the enormous accumulation of luggage into the boats and finding we could carry it - we were supplying the party coming down - of finding the boats could be handled with these large loads. " To made a very impressive departure, the only occasion on the trip in which the four boats got away together and continued running together. We ran all the way around the first bend without a break- down. " That greatly impressed the whole population of Lees Ferry -- all four of them, -- who were down to see us off. I don't think any navigation as impressive an our get- away occurred on the whole voyage. " Nothing occurred until we passed the first bend, as far as my recollection goes, After that, things were |
