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Show 5745 Miser- D 3750 195 the channel of the river in fairly wide, and the water spreads out, so that, in a great many places. The channel is shallow and the boat is grounded in the descent down the river By Mr. Blackmar: Q Is that a frequent occurrence, or how often did it occur/ A It should happen a great many times during the day. Q Do you use the term " abraded channel"? A Yes, sir, that is good term. Q That section that was just mentioned, between Moon Light and Piute, would that river as you saw it there be described as having an abraded channel? A It would be abraded in some stretches in low water. In other words, there would be low island of sand in the middle of the channel. By The Special Master: Q Well, when you found the channel, what was the depth of the water in it -- on an average, along in this stretch that you are now describing between Moon Light Creek and Piute Creek? On an average, what would the ordinary depth have been when you found the channel? A I do not know that we sounded to the maximum depth. |