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Show 7549 5527 of Colonel Dent's testimony with reference to boats. THE SPECIAL MASTER: what do you mean? MR. BLACKMAR: With reference to fifty and one hundred ton boats. THE SPECIAL MASTER: What has that got to don't with it? He says one hundred ton boats could not be operated. Mr. Wolverton says one hundred ton boats could not be operated in its natural condition. MR. FARNSWORTH: I have no objection to that answer going out, that one hundred ton boat reference, I have no objection to that going out. THE SPECIAL MASTER: If anything, I would say that was a statement in favor of the government's contention, if it has any bearing one way or the other; but clearly, evidence by Colonel Dent as to what ton boats can navigate in this river is not rebuttal. Part of the government's case has been based on the fact that boats of limited draft capacity could not navigate, so any testimony of Colonel Dent as to the size of boats in this stream is clearly not rebuttal. In fact, Colonel Dent's testimony is pretty full already as to his views of the conditions on that stream, and the kind, class, size, capacity of boats that would navigate on it, or did navigate on it. MR. BLACKMAR: You come down on the fourth page, |