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Show 4416 Loper- C 2436 do more than that MR. FARNSWORTH: I don't ask him to do more than that. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Just try to answer Mr. Farnsworth's questions as you understand them and to the best of your ability, and try to keep your answers responsive to what he asks. A I did. But I don't get started until he stops me, so I can't answer them. MR. FARNSWORTH: We have to have a referee here. The court is that. If I ask an improper question Mr. Blackmar will take care of it. Q Mr. Loper, coming now to the question of sand waves, and eliminating this last trip that you took with Colonel Dent, did you ever experience any difficulty in all your former navigation of the Colorado river with sand waves prior to that time? A I have encountered sand waves from my first experience of the river until to date. THE SPECIAL MASTER: The question is, did you ever encounter any difficulty with them. A I have been swamped with them. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Sand waves travel up the middle of the stream, don't they? A As a rule; there is times they extend clear across |
