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Show Hyde- C 652 canyons they can't use extra large plants; they use smaller stuff; I am not posted on it. Q Isn't there a plant operating at Dolores now that is larger that all the plants that were in there prior to 1896? A Possibly; I don't know; I don't know whether there is a plant operating at Dolores at all or not; I haven't been there for a long, long while. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Have you observed that the flow of the stream is leas since this wood was out down? A No, I haven't; I couldn't tell as to the amount of water Q I mean your general observation, under your general observation has the flow been less or the same or more? A Under my observation I would say it held up a month longer in the spring, in the fore part of the season, that it does now; it appears to come off quick and recede earlier than it used to. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q In that connection, the result of this cutting is not so much to change the aggregate amount of precipitation, but the result is that the flow- off is quicker? A Is quicker; that is what I would say. Q That would be true in a flood due to a cloudburst, as well as to delaying the melting of the snow longer? A Yes, I think it would. Q Now, coming back to freight which you have spoken of, and particularly 2620 |