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Show 4439 Marrs- D 2459 BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q During the time you were there in the Colorado river did you observe whether or not the channel was permanent? A The channel never was the same; we would make a trip, and the next week make a trip and find dozens of bars in places we went over the time before, depending on if a flood had gone by recently or if there had been any sudden rise, or just a low rise in the water, the channels and bars would wash out. A quarter of a mile down on the other side, you may find a different condition. BY TBY SPECIAL MASTER: Q Mr. witness, it is very difficult in stretches of the river to generalize. I don't understand you to mean the channel is never the same anywhere, do you? A No. THE SPECIAL MASTER: I don't want the testimony to be too general. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q State what you mean. There are places where there are no bars, aren't there? A If the river is narrow enough to carry a current, swift enough to keep the bar cut out. If you set a five- gallon can of water out all night it will settle, showing the matter that is in the water is held there in a state of |
