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with Jetboats on every single trip he has taken in Hells Canyon 

 for the last 13 years. 



Mr. Bailey has consistently demonstrated a city-slicker mentality 

 of wilderness, solitude, and primitive areas by claiming they exist 

 in Hells Canyon. These conditions do exist in the nearby Frank 

 Church and Selway-Bitterroot wilderness areas, but not in Hells 

 Canyon. 



Mr. Bailey claims to hunger for these conditions of wilderness, 

 solitude, and primitive existence, but has never demonstrated a 

 willingness to seek them on rivers where they now exist. He ap- 

 pears to be waiting for Congress to create such an area for his ex- 

 clusive use in Hells Canyon. 



Referring to Jetboats in the canyon, Mr. Bailey claims Jetboats 

 "belie the wilderness character that I and so many others seek a 

 brief taste of in Hells Canyon." 



He states that a great many of his customers are dismayed by 

 Jetboats on the Snake River, and their trips have been ruined from 

 the noise, speed, fumes, and wakes that create dangerous condi- 

 tions. He also claims very few of his customers have chosen to re- 

 turn to float the Snake River but have chosen instead to float riv- 

 ers with less or even no motorized traffic. 



It is no surprise that very few customers have returned to float 

 the Snake River with Mr. Bailey. Who would want to spend their 

 money and vacation floating a river with a guide who consistently 

 accentuates his philosophy that the entire trip was ruined because 

 of all those noisy, speeding Jetboats causing wakes and exposing 

 everyone to imminent danger. Would any of you sitting here be a 

 return customer? 



In the summer of 1994, I and several others floated the Snake 

 River the same three days as Mr. Bailey and some of his cus- 

 tomers. During this float from Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburgh 

 Landing, my party experienced eight encounters with five separate 

 Jetboats. 



At the Pittsburgh Landing take-out, I asked one of Mr. Bailey's 

 customers how he enjoyed the trip. He responded that the area was 

 beautiful and the river was great but that his entire trip had been 

 ruined by literally "dozens of roaring Jetboats." This man's experi- 

 ence had been ruined by a guide who was obsessed with the elimi- 

 nation of Jetboats on the river, Jetboats that were not ever even 

 encountered. 



No wonder many customers do not want to float again with Mr. 

 Bailey. They all have returned to write letters to the Forest Service 

 complaining that their experience was ruined by Jetboats. 



All who were with me on this three-day trip had a great time 

 and could not wait to return for another float. 



I could go on and on about misleading statements by Mr. Bailey, 

 Mr. Grubb, and others who wish to control Hells Canyon for their 

 own purposes. I apologize to this committee for presenting such 

 negative testimony to you ladies and gentlemen here today. I would 

 much rather tell you how beautiful Hells Canyon is, how fun it is 

 to recreate there and invite all of you to come and enjoy a few days 

 there with me. 



I, and those who float with me have never failed to enjoy a float 

 trip in Hells Canyon. I have never been put at risk of danger by 



