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Show 90 6276 4268 Ross- RD up, you approach it from the down stream side, you hit the shoulder of the bar first, most always; not every time; as a rule. Q Of course you can check the headway of your boat quicker going up stream than going down stream? A Yes sir. MR. BLACKMAR: that is all. RECROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q This pilot you had, had you ever met him before that trip? A Mr. Anderson? Q The pilot. I don't know what his name was; you said he came from Illinois. A No, not before that time; that was the first I knew his. Q So far as you know, had he ever been on the river be-fore in his life? A Never been on, the Green river. Q Are there some warm springs down there near the head of the cataracts? A No warm spring that I know of. Q Any mineral springs down there? |