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Show 767 Bluff, which crossings were necessary in order to make the surveys. He took into consideration the character of the river bed, as that was part of his scientific work. R. 1837. The bed of the stream was quicksand; very dangerous in fording, and in most places, sand waves were running. Some of these were twelve to eighteen inches in height, and the water was shallow; not more than twenty- four to thirty-six inches deep on the average. R. 1838. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. Where? " A. Where we crossed it. " Q. With respect to Bluff, do you remember how deep the water was there in the channel at that time? " A. I would say about twenty- four or thirty- six inches; it seemed uniform throughout the whole stretch of river we worked on. " Q. Twenty- four to thirty- six inches? " A. Yes, sir. " BY MR. BLACKMAR: " Q. How did this condition of the river bed affect the selections of possible dam sites? " A. A possible dam site was located, of course, in the canyon between two narrow walls; at that particular point we had rock clear across the bed of the river I have been previously referring to, the river bed above the dam site, where it widens out into the reservoir site. The dam site just had rock across the stream bed." R. 1838. |