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Show 3236 Dent- D 1261 ocean waves in that the waves are comparatively stationary, while the water runs through at a swift pace, whereas in the ocean wave the water is comparatively stationary, merely passing through a small orbit, and the wave goes one. The line of the crept and troughs of these waves were ordinarily diagonal to the river; I should say they were pretty near at forty- five degrees with the exit of the river. We had an open boat, a skiff -- BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q One minute. You mean at an angle of forty- five degrees, even when the river was running in a straight course? A Yes sir; these waves did not cover a long stretch of river. The curvature of the river was not very essential. Q That was not caused by a bend? A No; the waves were in general at an angle of about forty- five degree, perhaps I should have said with the current. We had a skiff with a freeboard of about one foot, and the length of the skiff being about sixteen feet, using those as measures. I estimated that from crest to crest, some of the worst of these waves was not more than top or twelve feet; it was not as much as the length of the skiff; and that the height of the waves -- of the crest of the wave above the trough was fully three feet. |