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Show 341 above sea level? A It shows right there. ( indicating) I do not remember those elevations. The Special Master: That is about the point where the Union Pacific Railroad crosses Greenriver, is it not: Mr. Collins: No. Green River is up in here ( indicating on map). By Mr. Farnsworth. Q It is not a great distance from there? A I took the Columbia River at an elevation of 145 feet above sea level. Q How did you happen to take that point on the Columbia River so as to prepare this table for the Court? A Well, in my estimation, the boats operate up the Columbia -- I say, I think they co-- as far up as the Snake, and up the Snake to these two cities ( indicating on map). Q Then your thought was that you would select a point on the Columbia River where there would be no question about its being navigable? Was that the thought? A Yes, sir. Q And was that the thought in your mind when you selected the Green River, that it was unquestionably navigable from there down or up? Mr. Blackmar: You have a statute in Utah that says this river is navigable through the State of Utah 2305 |
