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Show 5823 271 the water. This, if there were a great excess of sediment in the river at the time, it would not have a chance to drop in there after the sampler was full to the top; so to avoid that, I took a sample that was in a bottle not quite full, which I believe represents the best we could get at it the cross-sectional amount of silt. Q During th time you were there at that station, were there any floods on the San Juan River? A Yes, sir, I observed two or three periods of high water which I would term as floods. Q Approximately, in feet, how much between low water and these floods which you have mentioned? A Well, I can give specific examples of one or two floods here. Q All right. Let me have those. A On July 30, 1929, the gage showed a rise of four feet in 25 minutes. This rise was caused by a flood from Gypsum Creek, a small tributary entering the river a quarter of a mile above the gage. Do you wish to have the amount of increase in suspended matter? Q Yes. A During this period, the quantity of suspended |