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Show 326 Orders were got that life preservers should be used in running all rapids and none of the men were allowed to ride the boats during that time. With the exception of the rapid near Dark Canyon, which is the last bad rapid in Cataract Canyon, no serious trouble was encountered with rapids. R. 837- 838. " Q. Just turn back a minute to Cataract Canyon. Are there any waves in that Cataract Canyon? " A. At a conservative estimate, some of the rapids would be twelve feet - some of the waves. By the special Master: " Q. High? " A. Yes sir. You could take the level of the river, it went up twelve feet above that level. Below the wave there is a hollow place; you can get twelve feet from the top of the wave to the bottom of that hollow place. By Mr. Blackman: " Q. In taking the boat through, it is necessary to hit that wave head on, isn't it? " A. Yes. There are not so many of those in a rapid, two or three, and we would endeavor to keep a straight course in going through those; then if we had to avoid rocks, try to get some place where the waves weren't so large, and turn quartering to the current and work out of that channel into a new one. " Q. In going through a rapid of this character, you invariably get water in your boat, don't you? |