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Show 5826 274 3826 you said, Mr. Blackmar. Well, as I understand it, I gave him 100 pounds of the solution that comes out of this river, and as I understand his testimony, 40 per cent of that is sand and sediment and 60 per cent is water. The Witness. By weight, that is right. The Special Master. By weight, yes; that is what I understand; but I thought you were talking about volume, Mr. Blackmar. By Mr. Blackmar: Q Have you some additional figures there in connec-tion with that? A No, I think that is all in connection with floods -- unless you would desire to have a calculation of the total Q Well, have you made those calculations? A Yes, I have made those calculations. Q Well, let us have those, please. A On a period of rather high water, from July 27 to August 5, 1929, the total load carried by the river was 28, - 800,000 tons; average percentage of 8.9. On August 12, the period of highest water, I had a total load calculation of |
