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Show 5764 211 change, due to other conditions. When we were in the Great Bend, and a short distance below it, the wind would blow in a continuous blast or gust all day long, and pick up sand and carry it thousands of feet up into the air, and one day Mr. Trimble could not operate the plane- table, because the wind shock the table so violently. In the day time, when the wind would be blowing and the sun shining, the river would fall several inches; at night, the river would rise a corresponding amount; and so far as we knew there were no rains anywhere in the river. By The Special Master: Q When you say the river would fall several inches, do you mean the wind would blow the water upstream? A I suppose the wind would increase the evaporation of the water. Q Well, did you measure it -- measure the water -- measure the depth? A We would note the changes with reference to positions on the bank, m and also depths when we were out in there with boats. My Mr. Blackmar: Q Did you and Loper make a trip upstream for the |