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Show 36 -- 33-- second- feet; the Colorado was flowing probably another 20,000 second- feet; so that the combined rivers may have been as high as 40,000 second- feet at the head of Cataract Canyon - which was at 119,000 second- feet during the flood." R. 91. " Q Did you make any geological studies at all? " A I had with me a man who is now an instructor at Northwestern University in geology, and two students who were majoring in it. " Q Did they make studies along the trip? " A Oh, yes. " Q And of course you took it very leisurely in order to permit that? " A No, we did not. We were traveling right along. " Q Did you make any side trips? " A Nothing except an occasional trip up a side canyon, and going through Labyrinth Canyon we climbed to the rim. But otherwise we had to hurry, I did not know how long it would take us to get through, and I had a limited amount of rations. So that it was a hurried trip." R. 91- 92. He is the author of a book entitled " Down the World's Most Dangerous River", published September 12th, 1929, by Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York City. R. 92. ( Note: this book was conditionally received in evidence and marked Complainant's Exhibit No. 50. R. 97.) The names of the members of his expedition were " Robert H. Wetherhead; John C. H. Marshall; Frederick L. Felton; Edward L. Nolt; Vincent F. Calloway; of Columbia College, Robert F. Barth; Vincent N. Cary, of Notre Dame; O. A. Steager, of Northwestern; Gordon Adger of Shreveport, La.; Parley |