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Show 324 A Well, at about the mouth of Sheep Creek is where-- Q Which is how far above Moab? A About 2 1/ 2 miles. Q About 2 1/ 2 miles. How did you come to fix that as the upward limit? A Because Mr. Baldwin drove with the car up there and told us that was as far upstream as he had ever been able to go with any of the boats. Q Well, then your conclusion is based on what he told you? A No, sir. Q All right; that is not based on what he told you; tell us what it is based on. A At the mouth of Sheep Creek and Integral Creek, there is a large amount of debris and rocks and gravel brought into the river there, forming a very decided riffle and rapids. Q How close to that were you? A Within two or three hundred feet. Q Right on the bank? A Right on the bank. Q I call your attention to two pictures of the river at points beyond Moab, at points last described by the witness. The Special Master: He calls it the lower and of the survey it must be the upper end. The Witness: Well, this is looking upstream into the lower end of this rapids ( indicating), this survey that I 2287 |