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Show 5939 3942 A Yes. There is no area of that kind south of the Brook Cliffs, except some impure coal, which are not consid-ered of any value whatscover; much lower rising than Brook Cliffs, which are commercial. By Mr. Blackmar: Q Well, did you make any examination of any particular sites north of Greenriver, Utah, which were proposed dam sites? A No; chiefly because at the time the data was gathered the hydrographers, the hydrographic engineers with that party, had not settled on Just what sites they would consider. So that the most I could do was to get such information as I could in passing of anything that was considered a possibli-ty. Q Wherein does an examination of the geology of a river become important in connection with dam sites? A It is chiefly a matter of determining the strength of material, the likelihood from the surface of the underground part that is not visible without trial and without engineering that can all be determined afterwards by trial and the usual engineering procedure. But the geologist tries to forecast from the general study of the region what may be underground |
