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Show 495 are the operations of the boat of the Moab Garage commercial navigation? THE SPECIAL MASTER: I exclude it. " R. 1249. [ MR. BLACKMAR] " I now offer to prove by the witness on the stand that he has been present during this hearing and has heard the testimony with reference to the operations of the boat of the Moab Garage which transported oil well supplies from Moab down the river to several different points, and that in his opinion, owing to the excessive freight rates charged, also that the operations were of a temporary and of an explorative character, that such navigation or operation of the boat is not, in his opinion, commercial navigation. " R. 1249. "[ THE SPECIAL MASTER: Just add to that, ' and that the witness will so testify.'" R. 1255. " MR. BLACKMAR: ' Then you exclude it?'" R. 1255 " SPECIAL MASTER: ' I exclude it!" R. 1255. MR. BLACKMAR: " We note an exception". R. 1249 He returned to the city of Moab August 29th with Mr. Archie D. Ryan and the chauffeur. [ R. 1250, 1252] and then he and his party " went overland by automobile to Greenriver town, where I inspected the first riffle below the railroad bridge on the Green river. " R. 1250. The riffle in question at the time " of my inspection showed a very considerable drop in the water surface there above and below the riffle, which drop I should estimate at least two and a half feet. " The water was running through at a very rapid rate. |