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Show 4346 Loper- D 2366 what you mean by channel. I want to get this clear in my mind. I understand in a river the channel is the deepest portion of the river. Now, unless the river spreads over the entire distance from bank to bank, if there is any channel at all, I don't see how you can say there is not any channel. A Probably I may be wrong. On the outside band of the river your water is this way ( indicating). On a crossing it is this way ( indicating). That is the best I can explain it. The velocity of the water, and the weight of it on a bend, will carry it into a body where, when it stops that and starts to make the reverse, your channel turns over on this side. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Even at those places where you say the river crosses, is there not some place where the river is deeper than others? A Yes, invariably we will go out and try to find that deeper place, but we can't follow it. Q Is that deeper place the channel, or is it not, as a rule? A I suppose you would call that the channel. Q What you are testifying to is that from year to year you can not tell in advance where that deeper place is? A No sir. Q Is that it? |
