No. 14 Original, Abstract of the Testimony, vol. 1, pp. 1-748

Abstract Testimony, V 1, p. 0254

( leading letadiug ) to it on both sides ( 254 25,1 ) of the river . On this bar the water was about two feet deep at the deepest place and possibly not over two inches deep above the highest of the ( gravel gra-vel gravel ) in the bar . At ( Halverson's Halversons ) ranch , where Mr . Hoyt wished to go ashore , he dared not row the boat to shore because of shallow water , so the boat was held in ( mid-stream midstream inid-stream inidstream ) while Hoyt and ( Moyer Aloyer ) waded ashore . There was no one living at ( Halverson's Halversons ) ranch . ( ( K R ) . 915-917 . ) This shallow water continued for a distance of about a half mile and then swift water was ( en- en ) countered , with protruding rocks on the left side of the river . The boat had to be taken through around these rocks . About a half mile below this rapid , very shallowly submerged bed rock extended from the left bank to about half way across the river . A short distance below this bed rock another shallow riffle was encountered ; the boat was taken through but the oars would strike bottom . Near the right bank of the river there was a ( cliff cliK ) of cobble rocks which forms deep water , then ( di- di ) ( rectly ectly ) below there is ( more niore ) shallow water and an island . The water seemed fairly deep on the right side of the island ( and dud ) deep enough for a boat on the left side . ( R . 917-919 . ) The next bad water encountered was called the ( Auger Aucrer ) , at the side of which is a typical gravel riffle . The water runs swiftly southward into the ( bank bauk )