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Show 5689 Richardson- D 3696 139 character of what stretch of river? A Well, it was essentially line the Green. It seems to me, as I recall it, that the current was a little swifter. The river, if anything, carried more suspended matter, and I have a very vivid recollection of a place called the " Slide", a few miles above the junction of the Grand, which was quite a serious obstacle to navigation at the time we went by there. In fact, I thought I would stop old Anderson from the use of a rope to line by the rapid. By The Special Master: Q Did you go through under power? A Yes, sir. By Mr. Blackmar: Q Do you recall whether or not you encountered any difficulty with sand bars on the trip up the river? A Going down the Grand? A It seems to me I did, sir, but I will not be perfect-ly sure about it. Q Mr. Richardson, when did you go into the lower Colorado River? A Well, as I recall it, it was the fall. I think, |