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Show 3202 Dent- D 1228 and possibly a few others, but in general those bars had only comparatively young trees on them. In addition to that there were, along the Colorado river, very many bars of comparatively narrow width, say, less than one hundred feet, which had not been in existence long enough to even start a growth of willows. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Were these trees all willows, or were there cottonwoods? A Very few cottonwoods, your Honor; mostly willows. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Colonel, will you just refer to your maps there, and tell me about the progress of your trip and what trouble you encountered, and anything else that may be of interest to the trip? THE SPECIAL MASTER: He said he made two trips. I suppose you are going to take them up separately, are you? MR. BLACKMAR: Yes, your Honor. We will start at Moab. Q Let's have the date you left Moab, first. A We left Moab on August 25th, quite early in the morning. I note that at 9: 18 we passed Mile 59. Shall I described that boat? Q Before you get to that, have you got in mind the stream flow on that day? A The stream flow as obtained unofficially by telephone the night before indicated a discharge of approximately six |