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Show 5699 Richardson - D 3706 149 By Mr. Blackmar: Q Now, in considering the question of navigation, you mentioned the word " tortuous" -- considering, now, the sec-tions of the Green and the Colorado which you were on, what condition did you find there? A They are very crooked; a very short radius curve. Q And wherein does that affect navigation? A Well, at times of considerable velocity of current, it becomes very dangerous. Q In what way? A Well, it is dangerous to the boat; it might threw the boat against a bar, or against a cliff, or against a rock. Mr. Farnsworth. May we reserve this exception to that testimony, Your Honor? This is abstract testimony, asking the witness about something that I do not think is the sub-ject of expert testimony; the conditions on the ground must Now, of course, as an abstract proposition, I think rivers to know that, if a river is extremely crooked and the |