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Show 145 -- 141-- the only difference being that it is a little wider in the latter year - in that instance, that would be a stable bar and a stable channel, would it not? " A That particular bar there violates any law of ordinary bars in a river, in that it is the outside of a bend, which receives the direct force of the current - " Q That is what I mean. As I understand your testimony, a stable bar and a stable channel do not necessarily go together, but vary according to the type of bar. R312- 313 " A Vary according to the type of bar, yes, sir. " The Special Master: Is that the way your understand it, Mr. Farnsworth. " Mr. Farnsworth: I understand it; yes, sir. " By Mr. Farnsworth: " Q The fact that the bar and river are both there in substantially the same place would indicate that the presence of the river has been more or less stable, would it not? It has not gone off into some other county, or anything of that sort? " A No, sir. " By the Special Master: " Q Stability is a very comparative term. Such a condition would be very stable as compared, for instance, with the channel of the Platte River or the Mississippi? " A Very permanent; yes, sir. " The Special Master: It is comparative - all of it seems to be. " Q The Witness: It is a very difficult thing to describe. The bed is certainly not permanent by any |