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Show 1034 the boat channel is. " As the water goes down, slows down, the bar forms out towards the bend, crowding you out further in the bend where the swift water is. Perhaps I misunderstood ' channel'. " Q I am using the word ' channel' the same way Mr. Blackmar is. " A Do you wish me to explain the channel of the river, the path for the boat to go?" R. 2459- 2460. " BY MR. BLACKMAR: " Q I have used the word ' channel' as meaning the deepest part of the water. You don't use it in that sense, do you? " A No; in all river regulations you will find the channel described as the path for the boat to travel, the channel for the boat. They don't care what happens to the rest of the river, pertaining to the boat. " They always ask you in examination on steam boats to map out the channel for the boat to travel. " Q Then do I understand you in the operation of this boat you didn't pick always the deepest water? " A No, the water is too swift in the deep part - in many of the deep parts; if it not swift, there is a bar there, the water is quiet, the send settles on it. " THE SPECIAL MASTER: That is why I asked these questions, because when a witness generalizes too much, we don't really get very far. " THE WITNESS: Have I made it clear to you? " THE SPECIAL MASTER: I understand the terms you are using, yes." R. 2461. The channel is not always changing everywhere. When he uses the word ' channel' he means the place where he would put |
