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Show 521 feel the nature of the bottom with a sounding pole. " Q. But the other observations were made while the boat was being operated? " A. Yes." R. 1295. Further Examination ( R. Vol. 7- pp. 1295- 1307) The rivers of the Southwest are very heavily laden with sand. " The rivers of the Northwest are not so heavily laden, although they do carry some sand. " Now, the rivers of the West slope to the Mississippi valley, that is, the Missouri, Arkansas and Red are heavy silt- carriers. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. The rivers that flow west from the Sierras carry a good deal of sand, don't they? " A. I am not familiar with the California rivers, your Honor. " Q. Neither by personal experience or by study? " A. Well, by study I know something about them, yes. How, the Sacramento was very seriously damaged by placer mining- " Q. I don't want to go into details on any special rivers. I am leading up to a question I want cleared up in my mind. " As a general statement that would be true, would it not, that most of these western rivers carry sand in varying quantities? [ R. 1296.] |