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Show 5805 3805 252 products by the sum of the discharges. In some cases, that makes a very large error; in other cases, where the discharge and silt are more constant, whether at Topock or Yuma, the error is not so large. Q Well, the method which you adopted of computing suspended matter is an approved method among scientific men, is it? A Yes, sir, it is approved method. Q And is recognized by your Department as the proper method for making these calculations? A Yes, sir; it is our standard method. Q Have you got some figures there at Cisco? A At Cisco for that same year the load was 25,000,000 tons. Q On the San Juan, what calculations have you made? A On the San Juan River, for samples taken at the Goodridge gaging station over the period from May 1 to Sep-tember 1, the load, computed for yearly load, figures out 60,200,000 tons. Q Now, have you any other calculations on the San Juan River? |