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Show 543 They stayed at the slide because they were measuring the section of rocks exposed on the north side of the river, " about fifteen hundred feet of rocks exposed there; that is where the lowest rocks in the particular area we were examining were exposed, so we measured them at that point, sampled them in detail, collected fossils, determined the thickness of the individual strata." R. 1330- 1331. Indian Greek oil well that he visited was located in creek bottoms back several miles from the river. Exclusive of themselves " I would say the load in the boat was about three hundred and seventy- five pounds." R. 1331. Loaded he estimates the boat would draw to feet. He was not able to tell where the channel was. R. 1332. " Q There was nothing that enabled you to locate the channel? " A Not in the straight stretches. " Q. So that in the straight stretches you simply went downstream? " A That is just about it, with Reeside with an car at the front, sounding, and in spite of that we grounded. " Q I think you stated that at the curves you had no trouble? " A Had no trouble; we were inside." R. 1332. |
