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Show 484 was one of the few occasions on the trip where, having tried one channel, we backed out and tried another approach in order to try to get across to the deep water on the opposite side. In that case we tried both sides of the river, and eventually merely dug our way across the bar." R. 1231. That is not a permanent bar; " that bar might be in very good condition after the cut- to stage followed a freshet." R. 1231. [ THE SPECIAL MASTER:] " Q As I recall, practically every witness has testified as to that particular spot there was trouble, and that testimony extends over a good many years. " A The bars ordinarily form in the same general locality with each freshet. " Q That is what I mean by a permanent bar. I don't mean the bar was always the same shape. " A There is a bad wash comes out just below that bridge, and undoubtedly that is a bad place in the river." R. 1231- 1232. Although the bar forms in the general locality you do not find deep water in the same place or locality across the bar, the position of deep water changing from time to time according to the stage of water. " A Yes, during the cut- our stage, as the river |