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Show 750 " Q. Do you happen to remember what dates those maps were? " A. No, I do not, sir. " Q. But they were United States Geological Survey maps published prior to that time? " A. Yes sir; they were what is called [ Sic. recognizance]; they had not been completed. " Q. Did you make use of these? " A. Wherever we could, yes sir. " Q. Did you find them serviceable? " A. We found them sometimes in error, very much in error. " Q. Were they of assistance in enabling you to locate sandbars, rapids, anything of that kind? " A. No, not at all. THE SPECIAL MASTER: That is all. " R. 1797- 1798. Redirect Examination. ( Vol. 10. pp R. 1798- 1799.) He believes the Stanton dredge operated for about a quarter of a day; that it started operation one day and a flood once down; broke it loose from its moorings; took it down three or four miles, and left it there. R. 1799. |