I took him because he was a friend of Billy's, and besides was young and strong, and was the only man in town excepting the sailor, Anderson, who knew anything about running a boat.
I forgot to say that the Texas fellow was named Denton.
Handy Solomon had his boat all picked out.

It belonged to some Basques who had sailed her around from California.

I must say when I saw her I felt inclined to renig, for she wasn't more'n about twenty-five feet long, was open except for a little sort of cubbyhole up in the front of her, had one mast, and was pointed at both ends.

However, Schwartz said she was all right.

He claimed he knew the kind; that she was the sort used by French fishermen, and could stand all sorts of trouble.
She didn't look it.
We worked her up to Yuma, partly with oars and partly by sails.