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Show 3557 1579 68 Dellenbaugh- C sandbars; only about rapids. Q You didn't know you would be called as a witness in this case at that time? A Not on sandbars. We weren't Interested in sandbars, because they didn't hurt the boats. Q They didn't hurt the boats; you didn't consider them of any particular importance, did you? A No, except they retarded our progress. Q Sandbars didn't leave a very deep impression on your recollec-tion, did they? A No, except that there were a good many sandbars. Q In that particular stretch? A In that stretch, yes. Q Calling your attention to page 139 of the same exhibit,-- correct me if I am in error, Mr. Blackmar, -- you have a red pencil check here, I think you read this to the witness, but maybe you did not -- this is referring to the stretch of river after you got through the Cataract canyon ( reads): " The river, some three hundred and fifty feet wide, was low, causing many shoals, which formed small rapids. We often had to wade alongside to lighten the boats, but otherwise these places were easy." MR. FARNSWORTH: You called his attention to that, didn't you? |
