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Show 163 determine the channel , but can usually find one without any difficulty ( R . 5449 ) . 1914 , July , Loper . - ( M . R . 68 , Abs . R . Vol . 1 , p . 631 : ) Greenriver to Mouth San Rafael no trouble because of increase 5a flow of water ; encounterd bar or two in Labyrinth Canyon ; water at flood stage all of time on Green River . ( R . 2373-2376 . ) 1914 August , Sept . , Richardson . - ( M . R . 68-69 , Abs . R . Vol . 2 , pp . 931-937 : ) Grounded as they passed mouth of San Rafael on reconnaissance trip in launch of Capt . Yokey ( R . 3678 , 3686 ) ; river was running about fifteen to twenty thousand second feet of water ( R . 3686 ) , this was latter part of June , 1914 ; river was muddy ; sand bars encountered ; on return trip with power boat sand bars encountered ( R . 3688 ) ; on trips found ( river -river river ) shifting , unstable channel ; very dangerous place to take drilling outfit ; bedrock very deep under fine sand bottom of river ; when water rises bottom of river scours , velocities increase greatly , making it dangerous for drill crew at the junction ( R . 3692 ) ; every change in discharge of river , sand bars formed on one side and wash out of other ; a short distance above junction seemed to him whole bottom of river was moving out ; river had fair discharge , and had quite time getting first five or six miles up the Green River ( R . 3692-3693 ) ; he was present when the drilling outfit was washed away , so ordered ( out- out ) fit to move out ( R . 3694 ) . |
