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Show 1074 they would look for it there first ; they ( wouldn't wouldnt wouldn3t ) look to the opposite place . He would use his ( experience experiell-Ge experiellGe ) andpick out the channel . The SPECIAL MASTER . This witness has had , very large experience on the river . I think his testimony ought to be of considerable assistance . I would like to go back to the question I asked . I am ( not Dot ) entirely certain that I understand what the witness means . Will you read back , Mr . Reporter ? ( Thereupon the reporter read the preceding ( ques- ques ) tion and answer , as follows : ) ( "Q Q ) . Supposing you go down the river in July of one year and do not go down again , we ( will iArill ) say , until July of the next year , would you or would you not expect to find the ( chan- chan ) nel about in the same situation ? ( R . 4251 . ) ( "A A ) . We have always expected to find those . channels that way , but we ( don't dont ) find them that way . " By the SPECIAL ( MASTER ATASTE ) : Q . I am not trying to confuse you , I am trying to get whatever knowledge I can . of what you mean . I ( don't dont ) understand that answer . Perhaps you can explain it to me , Mr . Witness . I ( don't dont ) understand why you should expect to find them unless ( you -you you ) had ( gen- gen ) erally found them that way in the past . A . I guess what I mean is , if we had seen the channel there before , we would expect to look for that channel there again , but we ( don't dont ) find it there , maybe . That would be the place we would look for the channel . |