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Show 5854 303 Love - R D 3661 which you used ( handling paper to witness)? A ( examining paper) It is. Q And when that is let down, where is the weight? A The weight is hooked on by a little piece of strap iron, to hold that up here ( indicating on plate) and is sus-pended down in here ( indicating), in such a way that the bottom of the weight is 1.2 feet from the top of the bottle. Q And the intake of the bottle is right here ( indicat-ing)? A Yes, sir. Q Now, is the method which you used out there in taking your samples - is that the approved method used by the Department? A It was not identical with the method that has been used, because I did not use the cap in the bottle with a hole that had a paper pasted over it; I found that I could not let this weight down in such a way as yo puncture that hole, because at a period of high water the amount of submerged paper that was carried was so great that it would lodge on this carrier ( indicating), and this ( indicating) could not get down far enough to strike that plunger and arm ( indicating on plate); so that instead of doing that, I left that hole in the cap open, |
