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Show 125 and on all power boat trips the only time in my experience when I did not reach my destination was that trip on the City of Moab . ( R . 4260-1 , Vol . 24 . ) It was usually in August or September when we found the braided channel condition . . ( R . 42G2 , Vol . . 24 . ) When the wind is blowing you can easily find the deep water by observing the waves . ( R . 4267 , , Vol . 24 . ) Ella Ross testified : In September , 1892 , we went from Green River , Utah , to Valentine Bottom with two row boats and a scow and remained there for one year . On the downstream trip we encountered sand bars many times , I ( couldn't couldnt ) say how many . My brother used to come up to ( Wheeler's Wheelers ) Ranch in a light row boat and bring our supplies to us A Valentine ( Bottom Bott6m ) in his boat ; he made very few boat trips from the Wheeler Ranch to Green River , Utah . In 1894 1 went from ( Wimmer's Wimmers ) Ranch to a point below ( Val- Val ) entine Bottom , known as Turks Point , and my recollection as to experiences with sand bars is similar to that testified to by my husband , Joseph A . Ross . ( R . 4271-6 , Vol . ff4 . ) On my trip in the Paddy Ross I piloted the boat part of the distance downstream , I should judge for about 30 miles . I had never before piloted a boat on that river and had never before in my life piloted a motor boat . ( R . 4276-7 , Vol . 24 . ) Chris Halverson testified : In 1889 or 1890 ( I 1 ) helped operate a ferry boat at Green River , Utah , and thus helped during the high stage of water for three or four years . I ( wasn't wasnt ) taking any interest in river traffic but ( don't dont ) know of any merchandise being received by Green River merchants via the river . I have taken cattle across the river in the stretch from below the mouth of the San Rafael up to Book Cliffs . In high water they would swim ( and -and and ) I have crossed along there on the riffles without swimming them . The cattle seemed to understand the riffles and would follow the course where the water was shallow ; we guided them to a certain extent so they would not get off the riffle and into deep water . ( R . 4285-90 , Vol . 25 . ) We now invite attention to testimony of witnesses ( pro- pro ) duced on behalf of defendant : K . D . Williams testified : I am a merchant residing at Bluff , Utah . In 1924 1 was employed as chain man with the |