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Show 5974 3977 Now, manisfestly, our maps are going to show very con-siderable differences, according to whether a day is taken when the river is at a fiv foot level or a forty foot level; at least, that would seem to me to be so; there may be some explanation, I am trying not to argue this thing; I am simply trying to point out the difficulties that I may have in trying to adjust the maps to the testimony. Mr. Blackmar. I think we can work that out with one of the other engineers who knows the whys and the wherefores of the matter. The Special Master. All right. I feel it much better to express the difficulties that I have as we go along, rather than wait for the argument, because I think it much easier to clear it up in an informal way than in a formal argument. Mr. Blackmar. I think it is, Your Honor. The Special Master. And especially as the Court is ab-solutely dependent upon the record, and not on any informal talk that we may have. Then I understand that you are going to talk that up with |