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Show 220 crossing bar. Around the bend at Mile 32, the channel was well defined. Immediately, however, above Mile 32, between Miles 33 and 34, where there is a fairly straight stretch of the river, we ran into the most difficult crossing bars that we had thus far encountered; it took about half an hour before we finally got both boats across that bar. At that point, the big boat simply put the motor in low and plowed through. By the Special Master: Q Just a minute. You mentioned various points where the channel is well defined. Is the depth more or less uni-form along this--? A The depth is more or less uniform in all of those outside bends, yes, sir. Q And what is that outside depth? A I would say three to four feet. Q At the time that you were there? A At the time I was there. That would be the ruling depth in the channels where they clie next to the outside bend; in general it would be, say, three to four feet. And according to the chart produced yesterday, October is more or less of a normal month, is it? A Well, October-- the flow generally is lower during November, December, January and February than it is during October. Q Well, as I remember the chart produced yesterday. 2183 |