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Show 338 A Yes, I think it is a smaller river, yes. Q And that by no stretch of the imagination could the Sacramento River be considered navigable, and for that reason you did not give us any data on that; is that not true? A Not the Sacramento. I could give you information about that if you care for it. Q Do you know where the Sacramento rises? A No, sir. In a general way, I know that it rises in California. Q Well, where -- up in the Sierras? A Up in the Sierras. Q About how long is it, do you know? A No, I have never had anything to do with the Sacramento River. It would simply be guessing on my part. I know that it carries silt and sediment. Q You know that it rises several thousand feet above sea level? A Probably. Q You know that its fall per mile is very much greater than the fall that you have given the Colorado, the Green and the San Juan? A I do not know that. Q You do not know that. In taking your figures on, for instance, the Columbia River, you took your elevation on that part of the Columbia where the Snake enters it, did you not? 2302 |