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Show distance . But it is certain 929 that ( the tile ) , ( difficulty diffic"Olity difficOlity ) & t the mouth of that river was greater than it ( imsili'p imsilip ) , the river , on the second trip . That was because 6f high water and ( ddbris d6bris ) floating , - , down the ( rivor riv'Q'"r' rivQr ) . ( R . 3670-3671 . F He does not know that the most difficulty wa8 encountered at a place called the " Slide , " but it ( wa-s'- was ) a few miles above the confluence of the Green ( A-Md AMd ) Colorado Rivers . At that time the ( water imter ) was very high and rough in places . ( R . 3671 . ) Redirect examination ( ( B R ) . , Vol . 20 , pp . 3672- 3673 ) : ( Complainant's Complainants ) Exhibit No . 477 is identified as a photograph taken at the junction of the rivers ) show ¬ ing the Belle of Shannon , ( Mr Air ) . ( Anderson's Andersons ) boat , aha the paddle wheel geared to the boiler . The picture was taken just as they were ( coming con-ling conling ) up [ the Green River ] . ( R . 3672 . ) ( Recross-examination Recrossexamination ) ( R . , Vol . 20 , pp . 3673- 3674 ) : The loss of the drill and other equipment was the result of high water , causing heavy ( debris ddbris ) to collect around the anchor cable and the barges , causing them to give way with the weight . ( R . 3674 . ) ( JOHN TOHX ) F ( BICHAEDSON RICHARDSON ) For Complainant ( Record , vol . 20 , pp . 3675-3728 ) John F . . Richardson of Huntington , West Virginia , is a civil engineer in the Engineer Department At Large of the ( War AlVar ) Department , and has followed his |