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Show 3272 Dent- 1297 A Yes. Q So, so far as those two elements are concerned, there is not anything that differentiates this river, leaving out the question of degree, -- there is not anything that differen-tiates this river from other rivers in the west, is there? A If you leave out the degree, no. Q I am leaving out the degree. What is the general tendency of a river carrying large amounts of sand over long periods of time, for a period of, say, thirty to fifty years, what is the tendency of that river -- of a river carrying large quantities of sand? A I do not believe I understand. Q Would it tend to fill up, or otherwise? A It should -- speaking in human periods of time -- should equalize, fill up and times and scour out at times, and should in human measurement of time be about the came. Q Take a river like the Missouri below Kansas City, or the Mississippi -- well- known navigable rivers both in fact and law, supposing they were never dredged, what would happen to them, so far as running boats up and down? A The Missouri river below Kansas City, during freshets, builds bars and cuts banks and changes quite considerably. During the cut- out stage the Missouri river frequently stops after it has excavated a channel not more than three feet |
