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Show 3853 Gerdine- D 1874 I wouldn't like to have it too high, though. Q What I was trying to understand is the difficulty which arises from a rapid is not necessarily from the swiftness of the water or the amount of drop, but it is from the obstacles in the way of the boat, combined with that swiftness? A Yes, it is the result of rocks and boulders in the stream that produces all kinds of waves and cross- currents and so forth. I think what the river boat men consider most dangerous is to get between those rapids, between those rocks. If they had a chute right through, I don't think they would consider it difficult. But in attempting to avoid those rocks is the danger in the rapids. That is my understanding. Q You say you would consider a rapid as a rapid with a drop of ten feet to the mile? A I think a stream would have considerable rapids in it with ten feet to the mile. Q Assuming that was entirely unobstructed by rocks or sandbars, is there any particular difficulty in navigating, in having a boat go down the stream. A No, I don't think so. Q With such a condition as that? A Not unless you have some awful curves that would throw you up against the bank. |