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Show 12 -- 9-- from 1 to 3 or 4 feet, and we had difficulty in getting the boats in to shore to load them up, and had difficulty in launching them. Also, on account of the high water, the declivity, and the amount of water was so great that, at every bend in the river, we were threatened with being swept against the outer cliff, because where the river flows against the cliff, the outer bank has no slope; it is just sheer wall; and the force of the current was so great that we had difficulty each time in keeping the boats from striking against the cliff. Also, there was driftwood in the channel, and the driftwood would pile up against the rocks and be the cause of additional difficulty in running the boats. I remember in particular that we were swung by this pile of driftwood against the rocks and the signal was given to drive the boat clear, and there was driftwood two or three feet in diameter and maybe 20 or 30 feet long there. The river was so full of this driftwood that we could not get our care into the water. The result was that we were threatened with this pile of driftwood. Fortunately, the driftwood was there, instead of the solid rock. By the Special Master: " Q. Did this driftwood consist of logs? " A. Small pieces and logs up to or 30 feet in length. You see, we had the highest water that we had had in 90 years at that time. " Q. You do not mean out logs? " A. No, just drift logs." R48- 50 He identifies Complainant's Exhibit No. 23, which |
