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Show Record a barge thirty- two feet long by eight feet wide in ten days. I didn't name that barge. We put five hundred or a thousand pounds 3416 of supplies in it at the Green River bridge and Richardson's field man, Mr. Sawyer, went down and also a men named Joe Ross. Meanwhile I got another launch that I had used at Halverson's ranch ten miles below. I used two sweeps on the end of the barge and tied it up at Halverson's ranch, where supplies had been hauled in from Green River, and we loaded the barge at that point. I didn't load all of the supplies on the barge at Green River because I was a little Leary about a place called the Auger, where the river takes a short turn, which I was afraid I couldn't make without landing on the ledge. I had no difficulty in going down to Wimmer's ranch. After we completed loading the barge at Halverson's ranch located ten miles below Green River, we took it 3417 on down to the mouth of the Green River. In connection with my launch which was equipped with a six horsepower engine. We lashed the barge to this launch. One of the launch would take care of the upper contour of the river and the other would take care of the lower level. The barge was finally sold at auction for five dollars and is now down there on a sand bar. One of the launches 3418 belonged to me and the other to Mr. Anderson. My launch is now at the bottom of the river, I think, and I don't know what became of Anderson's launch, but it is not on the Green River now and there are no power boats except at Moab that I know of. I live within one hundred feet of the Green River. Exhibit 474 is a picture of the City of Moab under construction at the Denver and Rio Grande pump house. Exhibit 475 is a picture of the Undine, which was brought into the country before I came there. Exhibit 476 is a picture of the Cliff Dweller, rebuilt 3419 from the City of Moab. That picture was taken within a day or two of the first date appearing in the log ( August 6, 1906). ( The three last mentioned exhibits were received in evidence.) H. T. Yokey testified on cross examination as follows: |