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Show ( upstream upst-ream upstream ) navigation . ( 366 R . 1294 . ) He is under the impression that the worst rapid that was ( encoun encoun- encoun ) ( tered 'tered tered ) below North wash was at mile 1561 2 , but that ( may 'may may ) not have been the one . ( R . 1294 . ) He means , that was the point at which there were some short pieces of river that would have been more difficult to get through per foot of length than any other portion . All of the difficulties he encountered were local ( R . 1294-1295 . ( Redirect-examination Redirectexamination ) ( R . Vol . 7 , p . 1295 ) : ( "When When ""Theia Theia ) he spoke in answer to the question of ( mak- mak ) ing observations as he was going down the river or ( up -up up ) the river , those observations did not contemplate ( stopping stoppi-ng stopping ) the boat for that purpose , except on ( per- per ) " haps three occasions ; once to take a photograph , and at least twice to feel the nature of the bottom , with a sounding pole . The other observations were made while the boat ( was -was was ) being operated . ( R . 1295 . ) ( Farther Further ) examination ( R . vol . 7 , pp . 1295- 1307 ) : ( Tlie The ) rivers of the Southwest are very heavily laden with sand . The rivers of the Northwest are not so heavily laden , although they do carry some sand . The rivers of the ( "West West West ) slope to the ( Alissis- Alissis ) sippi valley ; that is , the Missouri , Arkansas , and Red , are heavy ( silt-carriers siltcarriers ) . By study he knows something about the rivers ( west 'west west ) of the Sierras . The Sacramento was ( very -very very ) ( seri- seri ) ously damaged by placer mining . As a general statement , it would be true that most of these western rivers carry sand in varying ( quail- quail quan- quan ) |