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Show 3860 Gerdine- C 1881 A No. Q But if there was any considerable stretch of exposed rock in the river, or line of rocks in the river, why wouldn't you show that as well as the sandbars? A Well, the only way I can answer that is that there might be a pinnacle of rock that would stick up out of the river that would be a very noticeable physiographic feature that might be shown, but in the rapids there are so many rocks I don't think they could be shown on the scale of the map. Q Wouldn't that be an excellent reason for showing them, because there were so many? A You can't follow physical impossibilities. Q That map shows, or is designed to show every sandbar on that river that your men upon the ground were able to observe? THE SPECIAL MASTER: That were exposed. I don't suppose they could observe bars underneath the surface of the water. MR. FARNSWORTH: I want to find out. Q It shows all they were able to observe? A Yes, they showed the sandbars that were apparent above the surface. Q Or that they could see? I don't mean that they took soundings and examined the bed, the unexposed bed of the river, but they went along the river, looked at the river, |
