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Show Record was powered with a six cylinder automobile engine. The other one was about 20 feet long, 4 feet wide, drew 6 or 8 inches of water empty, powered with a Ford motor. The other boat we always called the " Black Boat". It was painted black. Another boat was called the Evinrude boat. It was about 18 feet long, 3 feet wide, round bottom, and drew ten inches of water. With a nine inch propellor, it probably drew ten inches of water. 1158 The big boat was 75 feet long, 14 or 15 feet wide, built out of heavy material so it could stand the racket. At first we built it square- end front, but afterwards put a bow on it. This is the same boat Mr. Clark testified about. It was first equipped with an automobile engine. The second year we put in a Walkushaw motor with new paddle wheel. The big boat was built in February, 1925. The paddles wheel is 8 feet high, 12 feet across and 12 feet wide, with 12 paddles. The back of the boat would draw probably 18 inches of water. When loaded it would probably be two or three 1060 inches deeper. The boat was loaded forward, so that no matter how heavy it was loaded, the paddle wheel never got more than 18 1161 inches in the water. Up to February, 1925, I had had no experience in operating boats on the Colorado River except a trip or two with the Evinrude boat for pleasure. 1162 After the big boat was launched, my brother Clarence Baldwin, operated it the first trip. I went ahead with the Evinrude boat to help locate the deepest water. We got struck. I fell in clear up to my neck. We were about three hours getting off. This was on the first trip form Moab to Shafer well No. 1. We were about ten hours on the trip. The mileage was 19 or 20. After the first trip I took charge of the boat. In 1925 I made probably 80 or 90 trips. In 1926 I made about that many 1164 more. We made over 200 trips I know in two years there. From January 1st, 1929, to date, I think I made 25 or 30 trips. The rest of the trips have been divided between 1927 and 1928 about equally. - 154- |