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Show Adams- D 424 ford they cross those gravel beds across the river; and down below there it cuts through a very high limestone formation, and it is very crooked and rough; and then below there again the formation sinks down and there they cross it again; there is a bridge there now. Q That is at -- A Mexican Hat, or Goodrich, rather. Then it goes through a limestone formation for a good many miles; then that limestone goes under; then there is sandstone on top, and there you come to the river again, you can go right into the river from there, and from there on it cuts through a sandstone formation clear down to where it empties into the Colorado. Q What about the sand in the bed of this river? A It is very quick- sandy, very quick- sandy. Q With reference to whether or not it is stable. A It is moving. SPECIAL MASTER: You mean the channel? MR. BLACKMAR: I am talking about the sand in the river bed. A It is moving sand, you might say: the current has continually got it moving in the channel of the river. Q Through what stretches of the river do you find that condition? A Well, that is just below Bluff for a distance. Q How many miles? A Well, about fifteen or twenty miles, until it enters into this limestone formation, then it runs in kind of rapids. 2398 |
