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Show 444 On the trip with his brother Rowland from North Wash down to Lees Ferry, he did not survey the river to determine the general depth of the channel. R. 1145- 1146. " Q. Pretty deep water down there, isn't it? ( Objection R. Vol. 6 - p. 1147.) ( Overruled R. Vol. 6 - p. 1147.) " A. I find a good deal of shallow water - " Q. Well - " THE SPECIAL MASTER: Let him finish. " A. Parts of the river, in places, you might find what could be three or four feet of water for a distance of probably a quarter of a mile, and then the river spreads out in sand bars and gets shallow." R. 1147. In boating that stretch of the river it was necessary to hunt for the channel. He had not been over that part of the river recently. R. 1147- 1148. " Q. And there was sometimes difficulty in determining just where the channel was? " A. Yes, the bars would head you off a good deal and you would have difficulty finding deep enough water to float through over the sand bars." R. 1148. When sand bars were struck the boat would be backed up and deeper water found if possible. Except when he was a boy and he was with his father, when a row boat was used, his only experience on the Colorado River between Moab and Shafer No. I wall has been on the large Moab Garage boat. He doesn't remember the frequency with which sand bars |