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Show 5691 Richardson- D 3698 141 Q Do you recall whether or not, in that stretch of the river, you encountered any riffle or rapids which gave you any trouble? A Yes, sir. A great many of them. Q Do you recall the names of them? A Oh, I do not at this time, I remember crossing one at the mouth of the San Juan River, and the river being so full or sand that our boat, which leaked very rapidly, stepped leaking because the water was so muddy, and I get out of the boat, and put my feet down, and I thought we were going on a rock; i put one leg out of the boat, and thought I was stepping out on a rock, and went down almost to my neck, and found I the river. And there were number of other places. Q Do you know of any other river in the United States similar to the Colorado River? A Special Master. So far as you have seen them. A No, sir. my " No". By Mr. Blackmar: A So far as you know, do you know of any either river |