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Show 312 to define how it was formed and the probability as to how long it is apt to stay there. Q It is problematical, you say? A Based on my knowledge of rivers, as to how it was formed, and how long it is apt to stay there. Q Yes. A The San Rafael Bar is a bar at the mouth of a wash, which is constantly being changed, on amount of material being brought in. The Auger Bar and riffle is a riffle at the mouth of a wash where the sediment is brought in and forces the channel over. I would say, sir, that there is no degree of permanence or stability in the channel. The fact that a bar may be there does not, in my estimation, indicate that it is stable. Q You have given every reason now that you care to give, have you? By the Special Master: Q Let me see if I understand you, Mr. Hoyt. You mean that while that bar may be stable, the channel may be unstable? A No, the bar, I think, is a-- Q Is there not always some relation between the bar and the channel; if the bar is stable, can the channel always be unstable? A Well, the bars are not stable. Q Of course, stability is a comparative word. But 2275 |