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Show Lone Riverman PJans Plans PJansTo PlansTo PlansTo To Shoot Cataracts CataractsGreenriver - Greennver Greenrlver Greenriver , . Oct 27 - Another . attempt Anotherrapid Another'rapid 'rapid rapid ' , rapid shooter will wlll vill make an at- at at - tempt to navigate the cataracts of ofthe the specially lower Colorado lh user liver er in a speci speci- speci- speci - - ally constructed boat He is Buzz BuzzHolmstrom BuzzHoimstroxn Holmstrom Hoimstroxn of Coquille Coqwlle Coqi.ulle Coqiulle . Oregon Oregonnear near Coos Bay He left Greenriver . , Greenriver.wyo Greenriverwyo Wyo , . on Oct 4 , . and arrived arrlved at ofabout Greenriver atGreenriver , Utah . , , "a a " 'a a ' distance of about Oct22 387 miles mlles by river , on Oct 22 He will attempt theColorado to shoot the Colorado proceeddo proceeddown river rapids , then proceed LakeMead down vn the Gl Gland Giand and canyon to Lake Mead and Boulder Dam His well-constructed well constructed wel1-construcd wel1 construcd - boat made madeof himselfafter of white whlte cedar , he built lumself himself , . after gathering gathermg all the mformatIOn information informationpossible mformatIOnPossible Possible concerning concermng the Colorado Coloradoriver Ideasfrom river trip He obtained obtamed many ideas from Bert Lopel Lopei , . veteran vet.eran . riverman rivermanThe fivefeet thefeet The boat is 15 feet long and the feet aboutthree wide wlde in the center It is about three feetIde feetude feet ' \ wide \\Ide Ide \ude ude \ at the back and andtipers andt'1.pers t'1.pers t1.pers t1pers tipers ' . to a point pomt pointin in 111 front The Theboit ThebO'lt Thebo'tt bO'lt bOlt bo'tt bott ' ' is completely inclosed mclosed exceptthe eceptthe ecept except " { the centerhere center , where \\here here 'ahere ahere \ ' ' the boatman sits sitsThe The pre-servel pre servel preservel preservei boat is 15 eqUlpped1th equipped eqUlpped ' \ ' with \\1th 1th 'aith aith \ life hfe pre- pre - - servel servei and a rope is securely fasten fasten- fastened fastened fastened - ed aiound mound nioutid the outside of the claft ciaft ciaftto claftto to be used for a hand-hold hand hold - in m case caseIt caseit caseit It turns ovei ovel in the watei watel . . When loaded , the boat " will siil 111 110t not 110tI notweigh notweigh weigh \ ' eigh more than 750 pounds Emp Ernp- Ernp Emp- - - I ty Empty , . Itelghs it \ weighs \\elghs elghs \ about 400 pounds ErnpI I Conditions poundsConditions are Ideal on the rlver river riverat riverat ' " at andthe this th15 time tuue tune for such a trip tnp and the weather 'iseather iseather \ ' \ eather is also favorable Mr MrHolmstrom MrHolmstrozn Holmstrom Holmstrozn takes pictures flctures ricturcs of thecanyon the thecanyon thecanyon canyon en route and make no noeffort noeffort noeffort effort to hmry huuy huiry He has no defil1lte definite definitetime defil1ltetime time set for completing completmg the Joull1ey ouiney ) jouineybut Joull1eybut ouineybut but believes he will wlll make it safely |