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Show 206 He has observed lots of sand waves upon the river as there are always sand waves when there is a flood or any high water at all. These sand waves get up to a height of six feet, probably above the level of the water. He has never engaged in placer mining. There is only one road leading from Mexican Hat and Goodrich. It passes the store and crosses the river below the store. R. 501. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. Which side of the river are you on? " A. On the north side. " Q. When was this bridge built? " A. Well, sir, I don't know; I wasn't down there when the bridge was built." R. 501. Cross Examination -( R. Vol. 3 -- pp. 502- 511.) There is a distinction between high water and flood water. Hight water occurs in the spring of the year, usually, and has a natural rise and fall; flood waters occur usually in the late summer from cloud- bursts and heavy rains. The rise of thirty- five feet referred to in September 1927, was caused by a cloudburst. He has had occasion to observe waters in the river because of the fact that hauls water from the river to his house at Mexican Hat, a distance of about two hundred yards, and has taken gauge readings for the government on the river for the past two years. R. 502- 503. He has lived about two and one- half years at Goodrich. Before that he lived in Montezuma Valley Cortez, Colorado. He moved from Animus City, Colorado, to San Juan County in 1878 and stayed in San Juan County about twenty one years and |