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Show 7287 Johnson- D 5267 Q Frequently or infrequently did you do that during the time you were carrying a load of freight? A Most of the time. Q Most of the time you would do that? A Yes sir, figure on it. Q Just as a general statement, so we will have an idea of your method in this respect, I wish you would state any instances where you made the journey clear through, and how late you would arrive at your dock. A Well, on a moonlight night two or three different times we have got into the cock as late as nine- thirty or ten o'clock. Q Did you have delays at times when operating the big barge? A Yes sir. Q And would those ordinarily be in high or low water periods? A Ordinarily in low water. Q Can you give the court answer approximation that is, in your judgment, reasonably accurate as to the percentage of trips that you made during this seven months' period where you were not delayed in going up or coming down stream by reason of sandbars or any other cause? A Well, I would say there would be half of them during that time that we were not delayed on account of getting up and |
