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Show 11 6197 4189 Nye- C mean, we didn• ft stop every day to examine the formations, be-cause we had studied them up on top. Q How many time did you land each day, would you say? A Three or four at the most, I think. Q Is that your best judg ment, three or four time a day, you would land? A Yes, as an average. Q Had you or Mr. McKnight ever been on either of the river before, as far as you are aware? A We had been alone to the river; we hadn• ft been on them it a boat. Q That is what I mean, You had, neither one of you, ever had any boat on the river or been in any boat on the river before this trip? A No, not on the river. Q Had no former knowledge as to location of channels, or anything of that kind? A No. Q In making this study of the shore line, did you usually travel along close to the shore? A No, we didn• ft have to; the formations are so clearly exposed, it is not necessary. We were trying to follow the deepest channels of the stream; one of us would guide the boat while the other did the mapping; our progress was so |