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Show 5816 3816 263 50,000,000 tons, and the flow of the river was increased three times it might very easily carry 150,000,000 tons, I believe. Q Well, that is what I mean. A Yes, sir. Q And if the grade was the same at the two points, then three times the amount of water, would not make any difference, proportionately, from that carried at Green-river; is that true? A No, sir. I do not think that is true. I do not get just what you want. Q Well, when you simply dump a figure of 150,000,000 tons in , it does not mean anything, unless I have it con-nected up with some other figure under similar conditions. It does not mean anything to me, I mean. A This figure means that, with 150,000,000 tons at Lees Ferry, there was three times as much solid material carried a Lees Ferry as at Greenriver. Q But, also you say mat there was three times as much water? A Yes, sir, there was about three times as much water? |
