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Show 4099 Sawyer- D 2120 river. We had to pick a channel each time, or a route, through the bars, each time, and it varied. Q While you were on the river, what observation did you make, if any, with reference to the effect of the change in the stage of the water upon the sandbars? A Why, we had no marked changes with the exception of this one flood down the Grand, we had no marked changes in the stages at any time, but the bars changed nevertheless, shifted. Q Did your party establish a base of supplies any place? A No, the survey party carried its supplies for what we estimated would be the length of the trip. Q How many days did it take to bring this expedition up the river when you were taking the diamond drills out? A Five days, I think. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Was that running time? A No, that is the entire elapsed time. MR. BLACKMAR: That is all, I think. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Won't you ask him how long it took him to come up the river when he went on the survey trip, also? BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Mr. Sawyer, when you returned on the survey trip, |