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Show Record a rapid by Mr. Chenoweth and that stretch was Trachyte rapid. John Bernard Reeside, Jr., testified for complainant on direct examination as follows: I live at Howardsville, Maryland. I am a geologist employed by the United Stated Geological Survey as a specialist in stratigraphy and stratigraphic paleontology. I have been on the Colorado River by boat from Moab to its junction with the Green, and along the banks of the Colorado above Moab as far as Glenwood Springs. My trip from Moab to the junction was made between 3922 August 4 and 10, 1926. Mr. C. E. Turpin was with me. We had a 16 foot boat, propelled by an Evenrude out- board motor. Mr. Turpin operated the boat and I was an observer on that trip. The purpose of the trip was to make a reconnaissance along the river banks. We left Moab August 4, 1926, at 10: 30 A. M. and traveled 3924 34 1/ 2 miles by river to about mile 30 1/ 2, which is 30/ 1/ 2 miles above the mouth of the Green River. On that trip there were groundings at a number of places, because of shallow water. I cannot give you the precise localities. We had one particularly bad time at a place a few miles above Kane Creek, where we took the outside curve of the river, which ordinarily would be the deepest part, and there was not water 3925 enough to float that boat. We both got out and by one pushing and the other pulling, and lifting as much as we could, for about 100 yards we got in deep enough water to float and went on. There were no other groundings that were as much trouble as that. There were many places where we struck bottom, and I would get out and wade and find out where the water was deepest, and drag the boat that way and get on. On the fifth we went down to the junction. We made no stops as I recall. We experienced groundings, but I cannot give you the precise locations. There were a number of places where I had to get out and wade to find deep enough water for the boat. We had trouble at Salt Wash, which is about mile post 31/ 2. There is a |
