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Show Kolb- D 771 spreads out possibly a quarter of a mile, sometimes shorter, sometimes a third of a mile, and it causes violent water going over those rocks. Q Now, at any place in that stretch did you line your boats? I am referring from the Utah line to the Colorado line. A Yes, there was one rapid at the lower end of Red canyon, I am not sure, I think it was called Vermilion creek, a rapid that caused us trouble, and one boat was run through and hit rocks, and another boat was lined through. Then there was another rapid where one boat was taken through and the other boat was lined through. My brother had more experience than I. His boat was run through where mine was lined. MR. FARNSWORTH: I take it, your Honor, all this description in going in subject to our objection concerning its relevancy? THE SPECIAL MASTER: Yes. We are in the state of Utah now. MR. FARNSWORTH: I know. THE SPECIAL MASTER: This suit concerns the portion of Green river starting from the confluence of the San Rafael and going south. I can not conceive what bearing the condition of Green river many hundreds of miles to the north has upon whether it is navigable from San Rafael south. It might be entirely non- navigable up in this region that is now 2739 |