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Show 218 I will say, at that point is so soft that the increased current at the side of the boat tends to form a channel, so that if it stays there long enough it will form a channel. Between Mile 22 and Miles 23 and 24 there is a large sandbars, which was shown at the time of the river survey in 1912, and is now grown up with willows and is now 12 feet above the river. Q You did not run into that; you did not get stuck on it? A No, sir. At Mile 25.8 both boats made a very wide detour to avoid what Mr. Baldwin claimed were rocks out there in the river. I have never seen them, but we both made a very wide detour to avoid those rocks. Between Mile 24 and Mile 26, we had considerable trouble in finding a channel. At this point the rock walls are much wider that below, and there is an increase in the size and extent of the exposed bars. By the Special Master: Q What did you say about the rock walls? A The rock walls are much wide apart and the flow of the channel itself is wider. Wherever the channel widens out, it is naturally shallower and more exposed bars are there, marking it more difficult to find the channel. There are crossing bars at Miles 24 1/ 2, upon which both boats had trouble. Between Miles Miles 25 and 26, it will be noticed that at the next to 2181 |