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Show 223 floods and still having sufficient water is concerned-- Q Yes; but what I mean is that if you had gone, for instance, in August, and given this same testimony, it would not have presented the normal condition of the river, would it. A It would have presented a normal picture for August. Q For August; but I mean this-- in other words, when you went in October, I asked you the question, were you attempting, by making this trip ( because you see this trip was made after the suit was brought)-- were you attempting to make the trip in a normal condition or otherwise? A Well, based on the past records, I was in there when there was more flow than ordinarily occurs during October. Mr. Farnsworth: During that month. The Witness: I believe that that is the best way, to make note of these days below normal-- to use what we call a deficiency curve, and then you have a number of days in the year when you have conditions varying on one side or another. By the Special Master: Q It would not mean anything unless you could show how much below it was. Mr. Collins: May I make this suggestion? I am the only one that knows about this phase of the case. It was not until about the middle of September that I had determined that we had no scientific data sufficient to present to the Special 2186 |