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Show 4304 Loper- D 2325 went down it left a mark where it had been; lots of times you will overestimate, because the banks of the river will slope, as a general rule, and you may overestimate that; might not have been six feet, but it was a raging torrent. Q Were you at that time above or below the Indian Farms? A We was below, camped at the bend below; came very near losing a boat. Q How did you get your boats through the Indian Farms? A We went through the Indian Farms when there was hardly any water, but while we were camped there Mr. Trimble had lots of work to do there, because the country opened out; he had this line to carry; his line was getting up quite high at that time; he had all the country to map; he was there quite a while. And while we was there this big flood came down, we had been having floods all the way down through there. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What month was this? A I figured that was about the 1st of August. Q Is that about the time when the heavy rains come down that country? A Yes sir, we had floods from the very start, the first day in the canyon we had a flood. Q Ordinarily what was the time they would start? A When I was there the floods would nearly always start |