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Show 1526 3504 15 Dellenbaugh- D He is presenting an argument in his question. " When you say these were not rapids you have in mind the terrible conditions elsewhere and are making a comparison with those, aren't you?" -- It is nothing but an argument, a brief by counsel. THE SPECIAL MASTER: I think it is leading, Mr. Blackmar. I think you can ask him what he means by rapids, and by rapid water, and so on, as we go along. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Tell me, Mr. Dellenbaugh, please, what you mean by rapids, by riffles, and rapid water. A We called riffles generally where the water was simply swift, with some small waves, where the water was shallow, and your boat was apt to ground at low water. She rapids, on the other hand, were lively descents, from five or six to ten or fifteen feet in thirty or forty yards, sometimes longer, and required a great deal of consideration and care and caution. Q Are you able to recall the date this expedition left Greenriver, Utah, or Gunnison Crossing? A Our expedition? No, I can not tell exactly that; It was about -- it was in July sometimes. Must have been about the middle of July. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Is it accurately stated in your book? A Yes, it is. |