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Show 297 A From three to five feet, yes, sir; that is-- Q Now, calling your attention to page 75 of your report, you observe in that paragraph about the Colorado River, between Moab and Castle Creek-- A Yes, sir. Q You very pointedly discuss the question of navigation, do you not, of that stretch, and point out the difficulty of navigation, and state that the coarse material brought into the channel has formed decided rapids which, with rocks in the channel, set an upstream limit for the type of boats used below Moab? A Yes, sir. Q And that the point you fix, Mile 68, sets an upstream limit for the type of boats used below Moab? A Yes, sir. Q All of that discussion there relates to the question of navigability, does it not? A I do not think so; no, sir. It shows the extreme difference in the character of the river channel. Q Well, when you speak about the rocks and their impediment to navigation, and fix that as the upstream limit of navigation, if the matter of navigation was not in your mind in writing this report, how is it that there, as in one or two other places where you refer to it where you met difficulties, you pointedly refer to that and discuss the question 2260 |
