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Show Record When we first started in March, 1925, we ran steadily for Probably five months hauling materials to Shafer well No. 1. We ran in the fall of the year now and then. We ran most of the months of the nest year, that is, trips every few days. In 1927 we did not do so much. In 1926 we ran some in each month of the year. On the first trip we only took about ten tons. After that we would probably take between 12 and 15 tons for a while, but we found we could make better time when the load was not so heavy. The crew consisted of two men besides myself. We used about five gallons of gasoline an hour. In and about the landing at Moab we would have trouble with sand after high water. The dock at Moab is on the opposite side of the river from the town. The town of Moab is about three miles from the dock. The is a bridge across the river at Moab and a 1166 good road to the town. You do not always find the deep water on that stretch of the Colorado River between Moab and the oil wells in the same place. Every change in the stream flow of the river makes a rearrangement in the sand. When we happened to be off the river for a short time and come back to it we are completely lost until we get familiar 1167 with the river again. After a rearrangement comes, the best way I could tell where the deep water was would be to get out and climb on top of the cabin and look ahead and see which way the most water was going. Sometimes we would make a mistake and get stuck on a sand bar. I am describing the operation of the big boat. We always had a small boat along with us. We would get out in it and feel around and see which way to go. After getting into the deeper water again we would probably go on alright for a good while. We had more trouble in operating that big boat at low water. We have high water during the month of May and June of each year by reason of the melting snow in the mountains. The rises in the river by reason of rains does not give any material assistance in the operation of the boat because it comes in with |