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Show 359 On the opposite side of the river at the mouth of the San Rafael, camp was made on this trip. R. 919- 921. ( Note: Discussion by counsel k. 921) " Q. Mr. Blake, would it have been possible for you to have taken that rowboat upstream between the mouth of the San Rafael and Greenriver, Utah. " MR. FARNSWORTH: You mean -- " MR. BLACKMAR: As the water was when he was on it. " A. At certain stretches, but not - " Q. I am talking about the entire distance. " A. Not as a rowboat. " Q. If you had had the power engine on it, could you have taken it up? " A. I think not. I omitted this Sonaba riffle, also, which is peculiar in that stretch of water; the typical characteristic is gravel bars; the peculiarity of this Sonaba riffle is bed rock the entire distance across the river, with portions of the bed rock so close to the surface as to make riffles in the surface of the water, indicating their location. The riffle is not swift, but it is very distinctly a dangerous portion of the river. " Q. Now, as briefly as possible describe the progress of your trip from the mouth of the San Rafael down to the mouth of the Green River, telling me what difficulties, if any, you encountered in |