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Show 635 " Q. I mean any before this trip. " A. No, not before this trip." R. 1530- 1531. He states that everybody would make a different enumeration of the rapids as every stage of water makes them different. Sometimes what might be two or three rapids would merge into one large rapid at a higher stage. He stated that if Exhibit 14, a book written by himself entitled " A Canyon Voyage" recites that there are sixty-two rapids in Cataract Canyon, that that would be correct. He also recalls that there is one rapid just below the mouth of the San Juan River, but above that point, the water had been rather low, they encountered ledges running clear across the river, the boats would ground on these ledges, and they would have to get out and wade along side and lift the boats over. When he went through Glen Canyon the second time, they had no trouble with these ledges, because the water was very high, but though the Glen Canyon section there are a number of small rapids and shallows that they had trouble with. R. 1531- 1532. The canyons in the Colorado River were named by Major Powell. R. 1532. " Q. Page 139 of your A Canyon Voyage you state: " The river, some three hundred and fifty feet wide, was low, causing many shoals, which formed the small rapids." " We often had to made alongside to lighten the boats, otherwise these places were easy." " A. Yes sir, that is correct. " Q. Now, that seems to be near a place called Shinumo ruins? |
