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Show 6605 Christensen- C 4595 MR. FARNSWORTH: I imagine it is the same as Comb wash, isn't it? BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Do you know a place there called Comb wash? A It is on the Comb wash, the store was. Q That is about fourteen or fifteen miles down there? A I think so, yes sir. Q There are no rapids in there at all, are there? A Not down that far from Bluff; there is no rapids that far. Q You did not encounter any sandbars? A No sir. Q Didn't stick on any sandbars at all? A No sir. Q About how much draft did your boat draw? A I don't know enough about a boat to know what that really means. Q Can you give me the size of your boat? A Yes sir; it was sixteen feet long, eight feet wide, and the sides were eighteen inch plank. Q When you had the boat loaded, how far did the water come up on the sides? A Well, I think I was safe on eight or nine inches all |