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Show ( gather gether ) they are , and if 554 you knew how to read the map , you will be rather careful going down the declivity of a stream of that kind . ( "Q Q ) . It would give warning of rapids in the descent of the stream , but this sand bar business , I ( don't dont ) see why , if he knew these were exposed in July or August , and in September he came ( along- along ) this higher water ( period-I periodI ) ( don't dont ) see why that ( wouldn't wouldnt ) warn him that there was likely to be shallow water there , and to keep to the other side of the river . ( "I I ) understand thoroughly that there is evidence ( that '-hat hat ) these may shift and change , but at least he would be given warning that he better look out . ( "Mr Mr ) . BLACKMAR . That is , it would amount to this , he would have reasonable cause to suspect there should be a sand ( bar-or baror ) would be a sand bar . ( "The The ) SPECIAL ( MASTER MASTM ) . Yes . And to that degree it seems to me , as a ( layman-I laymanI ) never navigated a boat down rivers to this ( time-but timebut ) just as a ( lay- lay ) ( 'man man -man man ) it would seem to me that maps of this kind must be of some assistance to a person coming down the ( river ri-xier rixier ) . ( "The The ) WITNESS . The Colorado is an awfully muddy stream in the lower stretch . I ( don't dont ) know whether you could see the effect of that sand bar . ( "By By ) the ( SPECIAL SPEOIAL ) MASTER : ( "Q Q ) . I am not talking about seeing it , at all . I am merely talking about possible warning ( lie he ) might have that there was trouble ahead if he had a map of this kind . |