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Show 1098 He has not seen then higher than that. Neither has he seen them actually breaking. R. 3591. The way they break, forward or backward, could vary a great deal according to the silt content, also the wind, both would affect it, " and a boat being propelled through them would have the effect of making the waves break over the box. The weight of the sand makes them dangerous. R. 2591- 2592 He has no recollection of seeing the sand waves on any other rivers. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Where did you first hear the tern ' sand wave' do you remember? " A. In connection with the Colorado, -- I am not sure, probably from one of the engineers of the survey, speaking of a voyage on the San Juan." R. 2592. Some differences in the channel were observed between up- trip and the down. BY MR. BLACKMAR: " Q. What do you call the channel of the river? " A. The channel of the river would be the point you would navigate, where the deeper water is. The rate of change is affected greatly by the amount of the flow. A heavy flow will facilitate the movement of the sand: It would shift a sandbar according to the way the current deflected by this or that wall strikes it. " That is inseparable from any sand- bearing river." R. 2592 |