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Show 5824 272 3824 On August 1, 1929, the gage showed a rise of 1.2 feet in two hours; but in that period the quantity of suspended matter increased from 8 per cent to 15 per cent. August 12, 1929, the gage showed a rise of 18.2 feet in 20 hours. The maximum during this period being 10.3 feet in 5 hours. The suspended matter during the period decreased from 4.4 per cent to 8.9 per cent. September 20 and 21, 1920, the gage showed a rise of 6.8 feet in two and a half hours. The quantity of suspended matter increased from .44 per cent, on the morning of the 20th, to 40.8 per cent on the morning of the 21st. By The Special Master: Q .44 means less than one per cent? A Yes, sir. By Mr. Blackmar: Q These percentages which you refer to are by weight, or by volume? A Percentage by weight. Q So, say, in a cubic foot of water, how much of that cubic foot of water would be sand and silt? |
