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Show 889 pick the proper channel . ( R . 3954 . . ) During the . trip the water was in a receding stage , and ( although1 although ) , they were moving rather fast down stream the ( re- re ) cession of the water must have had an effect on the , river and the sand bars . ( R . 3954 . ) Below the mouth of the ( Sail San ) ( Rafael Itafael ) , it was ( neces- neces ) sary to cross the river back and forth , because it was confined to the canyon walls and the survey was also confined almost entirely to the canyon . He traveled downstream in a rowboat , the motor boat being used for pushing the scow , and he did not . see any other boats on the river , except the ones that were used by his party . On the way down he . saw one man on horseback , about fifteen miles below the San Rafael . The horseman was going down and the party was coming back and were met by the . ( Marguerite Margueiite ) with some mail . He saw no settlers . ( R . 3955 . ) Compl . Exh . No . 479 he identifies as a picture ( of' of ) the Betsy Ann , stuck on a sand bar , and he thinks . ( he lie ) is one of the persons depicted in the photograph . ( R . 3955-3956 ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination ) ( R . Vol . 22 , pp . 3956-3957 ) : -- While surveying down the river he would travel near the shore line and work from side to side , making a ( set-up setup ) wherever they were available and in a desirable location . Frequently he landed during the day and would naturally cross back and forth . . ( R . . 3956 ) |