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Show 6718 4707 terminus for commerce. MR. BLACKMAR: I can conceive of some situa-tiom where it might be potential. The situation we have here with the establishment of the town at that place long before the testing of the title of this land, that is, be-fore 1896,-- that you had your terminus at that time.-- THE SPECIAL MASTER: That helps me to understand the purpose of the testimony. It is not a question of ar-gument. I simply want to get the government's idea, so I can appreciate more fully the force of the evidence already in, and of MR. Blackmar's cross examination on the parti-cular question. I don't need to be convinced one way or the other at this point. I simply want to be in a position to appreciate the force both of the direct and the cross examination. MR. BLACKMAR: At another time I expect to have an opportunity to say a little bit more on that subject. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Certainly. MR. FARNSWORTH: I might say this, your Honor,-- won't make any argument, of course. It is our theory that the question of existing navigability, except as the fact that boats have gone over it |