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Show Staaiton records in Field 76 Notes ( ( Exhibit Ekhiblt ) 1170 ) , May 25 , 1889 : 3.00 p . ( m in ) . we started again , At 4 came to our first small rapid ( may be ( Auger Augery ) Mile 112 above mouth WGH ) . ( Water 'Water Water ) shallow , rocks . Denver stuck ( on oil ) rocks and stove three holes in her bottom . All hands jumped into river and carried rest of fleet over safely . . ( May INfay ) 26 , 1889 Floated down river without incident ( ex- ex ) cept several very small rapids , all easy . ( Brown Brovn ) ran the ( Ward 17'ard 17ard ) against gravel bottom in one shallow place ; no damage . Dent ( Vol . 7 , page 1240 ) notes depths and ( groundings grouildings ) of a boat drawing about 2 % feet of water as follows ( in ill ) Stillwater Canyon near the ( mouth moutli ) during investigations of September , 1929 : Depth Depth ( Miles Aliles ) ( above nbove ) ( mouth niouth ) : Miles above ( mouth inouth ) : 0 ( ------- ) 4 feet . 3------- 7 feet . Ms Heavy grounding . 3 £ Grounding . 1 % 5 feet . 8 % 4 feet . 1 4----- Grounding % 4 % ( ----- ) 4 f eet . 2i j ( G 6 ) feet . 4 % ( ----- ) ( Grounding Groundlim ) . 2i 2 + 8 feet . 5------- 8 feet . 2 ( % Y4 ) 3 feet . Took four hours to go the above 5 miles and ( waded ivaded ) around on bars looking for deep enough ( place -place place ) to float the boat . Additional testimony indicating shallow depths in ( Qreen Qreeii ) ( Biver River ) is contained in the record , as ( follows follovs ) : Hoyt ( Vol . 1 , page 159 ; Vol . 2 , pages 184 , 200 ) ; Lunsden ( Vol . 4 , page 667 ) ; Anderson |
