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Show Record any one else did. We were occasionally caught on sand bars, but as to their frequency it is more of an impression than a definite recollection. That impression is that we expected to strike several sand bars every day but thought nothing of it if we did. We traveled together as nearly as possible, camped at the same place every night, and of course left the same camp sites. Occasionally the two divisions of our party would get out of sight of each 2527 other. Exhibit 410 is a picture of the party. The nuisance of expecting a sand bars continued from Hall's Crossing to Lee's Ferry. The other occasions when I was at the Colorado River were 2528 at two points in Arizona. I have been to the Green River but have never been in a boat on that stream. Richard Elmer Caldwell testified on cross examination as follows: At points where we got on the sand bar and would move the boat off, there must have been deeper water or we would never have gotten off the sand bar. We were always able to float after we 2529 pushed the boat a distance. It may have been that our getting stuck was occasioned by our not getting into the deeper portion of the river at that point. Frank Barnes testified for complainant on direct examination as follows: 2530 I live in Los Angeles and have been a peace officer for a good many years. Prior to that time I served in the U. S. navy and was connected with some mining companies. I have had one year's experience in the navy, one year in Galveston, where I was captain of a yacht, and some experience on the Colorado River with boats; also some experience on the Mississippi. I came to Bluff, Utah, in 1908 and remained in the San Juan country until 2531 1918. I have been down to what is known as Spencer camp, located about thirty miles up from the mouth of the San Juan. I have seen row boats cross the San Juan River a few times and have seen 334 |
