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Show 46 over that stretch Wednesday of that week . . M . . 214 . . ) Small boat with outboard motor stuck several times at the bar at mile 3.8 at mouth of Salt Wash . For about 41A miles 66 % of time traversed that morning , the ( river ri-N'rer riNrer ) was bending , channel followed outside of bend . Not necessary to take soundings around bends . ( When 'Whell Whell ) river straightened out ( be- be ) tween bends , it was the practice to take , , , soundings . Crossing bars between miles 4 and 5 , and between miles 7 and 8 . Course followed by boats is shown on Plates 17 , 18 , Compl . Exh . 10 , by dotted black ( lines lilies ) . ( R . 214-217 . ) Red circle with dot shows where large motor boat was stuck and required pushing to get off bar . ( R . 213-214 . ) Small red cross shows location of places the small boat with outboard motor stuck and required lifting of motor or some operation to get boat off . ( R . 215 ) This was his first trip . Average speed upstream ( including includino- includino ) all stops , 1.8 miles an hour . . ( R . 215 ) Prom mile 10 to mile 13.5 ; ( channel cliaiiiiel ) alternated from side to side , ( depending depelidiug ) ( on oil ) character of bends . . At mile 15.8 river made decided bend to left ; decided whirlpool oil account of bend . . Special ( sur- sur ) vey made . ( Plate 36 , Compl . . Exh . . 76 . ) ( Photo- Photo ) graphs also taken . JR . 215-216 . ) At mile 15.8 very decided sand bars were noticed ; there ( -NNrere NNrere ) crossing bars at mile 16.8 , , mile ( 19.5y 195y ) mile 20.9 . Between mile 19 and 20 both boats had considerable difficulty . . Larger boat stuck at |