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Show 5719 3726 169 " A Well, in case of Boulder Dam, I would like to answer the question Yes or No, but I cannot. I think in case of Boulder Dam, that there Is a ques-tion there of large amount of silt that is carried by the Colorado River, and the necessity, in view of the large expenditure that the Government proposes to make there, of reserving space at the reservoir, no that it will not fill up with silt, because, un-doubtedly, the rate of filling will be very rapid --") By The Special Master: Q Do you understand that question? A Yes, sir. I was considering it, Your Konor, as as to try to give a responsive answer. That capacity certainly ought to be sufficient to give you the volume of storage that you require, for whatever purposes you are building that dam. Mr. Farnsworth. Yes. The Witness. Now, the main purpose say be irrigation, or incidental power; or it may be power, and if it is solely for power, the question will some in as to how that power is to be used. Sometimes the power is more valuable than it is in others. So that you would have to figure that thing out, having your full head and your full reservoir at the time |