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Show 318 Do you know whether it was or not? A I do not know definitely, no, sir, except what the map stated it purports to be. Q Who took the soundings on this trip of yours that you have included in you report? A I took many of them, and Mr. Mayer took many of them. Q They were taken as the boat traveled down the stream? A Yes, sir. Q You could plat those soundings; that would merely be a line down the stream along the course of your boat, would it not? A Except where I have shown soundings at the crossing bar. Q Except where your got out to study a crossing bar? A Yes, sir. Q First now as to the soundings you took, were you able to tell anything about what the depth might be 10 or 15 or 100 feet to the right or to the left of you? A Not Definitely, no, sir. Q These soundings merely record the depth that you happened to get when you put a rod, or whatever you used, down at the particular place that your boat was traveling? A That was described in the report, yes. The report describes it in detail. Q Never mind the report. I want to know how you did 2281 |