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Show tion Service , which was biggest ( 873 S73 ) ( tonnage tonwage ) lie ever took down . ( R . 3427-3428 . ) ( Where M"here Mhere ) ( most inost ) of current is , if you keep running across and agitating the sand , traveling the same route the next two or three days , when river rises , a channel would be enlarged , and current would be in one channel instead of spreading out in two or three . ( R . 3429-3430 . ) Thirty ( miles iniles ) below the ( Greenriver'railroad Greenriverrailroad ) bridge the trips would have no effect , because that is gravel . ( ( E R ) . 3430 . ) ( From Frorn ) there on down is sand , and frequent trips would cause it to ( cut out ) channel as river is falling and benefit it , ( Would IYould ) only accept a contract to deliver freight and merchandise between the mouth of the San Rafael and the mouth of the Green before the middle of July ; would want to go down and open up a channel ; would not take a contract ( later late ) than July ; where boats had not run during the year , river spreads out , cuts three or four channels . No channels to be found unless you get on the river when river is dropping , medium stage . ( R . 3433-3439 . ) Some places could go down ( with -with with ) channel being cut , some places could not . ( R . 3440-3442 . ) If compensation was enough ( he lie ) would tackle getting a thousand pounds of supplies down the river if boat had not been down this year , and would get there in course of time . Next trip would not be any cheaper . ( R . 3443-3444 . ) Redirect examination ( R . Vol . ( IS 18 ) , pp . 3444- 3446 ) : River cuts more when it is falling . ( R . 3444 . ) |