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Show 52 but it was so swift that we were not able to get ashore there at all, but landed perhaps a quarter of a mile below. By Mr. Farnsworth: Q Where was that? A This was at a point called Twin Alcove; so named by Powell. By Mr. Blackmar: Q Where is that located? A That is in Labyrinth or Stillwater Canyon. Q Did the coloring of the water continue muddy? A The river was excessively muddy. Q Did it contain a good deal of sand and slit? A So much so that when we were compelled to drink it, as we sometimes were, our canteens would get full of dirt, and we would let it settle a few minutes in the canteen, and then drink it down hurriedly, and we had trouble to keep our teeth from gritting until the sand had washed out of our mouths. Q In this stretch of the river, did you experience any contact with waves? A Except in this one place, as I described before, where the river swept up one side of the banks and was then pushed diagonally across to the other side. Q Did you run into any holes in the river up there? A No. The Special Master: Any what? 2012 |