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III~~ 032482 Thi8 seotion showed a small gain whioh was seepage from the Bufff;l.lo Ditch. '!he seepage invest:1~atbns were disoonUoued at this till18 to be continued after B 8UIVey of the I:anslJ,s Reservoir site 6 miles below Coolidge, Kansas had been made. SeotionSeYen, Ootober 16th, 1921. We left Holly Bnd drave tci Syraouse. Kansas. "IIbere the rivel' wqs msasured and then to the Amason CarJlli which we gaged Q t the rating station. The am.urit in the Great Eastern Canal was estimated as 1.0 S.F. We attempted to ford the rivor fIt 1lit.r'tlllnd and me.de about ball the distanoe all right.. WOO" the 'wlwels sank ioto the sand lIC doe>ep that ~e could ,'.ot ~o further wi thcut help. I.pl'osured a roan and team to pull the car out. We we.l~e lll\.kio{S he"dway and had turned around and started back w\.U!i Mr. Baily called to stop. The radius rod ballhB.d pulled out of .tho socket. It was neaessary for !lie t.o "get out . and.. got ~der" in 'the. sand and .1I'ater' and l'eplllce the part with the aid of Mr. Baily and th.e teamster.. We finally repairGd th.. car and "'er.o pulled out. '. . I'Ml.lked aver to the South Sid.e Ditoh QEd it was dry. TheA,*iver was mea~ured at' Hnrtland. completing Seotioll Seven. We continued wi th tile engir..e. managed to get to and than drove to down tl10 rive.r for e. f~ miles and .,ievelopod trouble ,H'ter rUiw1ng on "thro.." for f' i'eo-", .rniles 'We lakin, Knnsas. where We h"d the engine repaired Garden City, arriving 9.t 9 :BO P..I. Seotion Ei~ht. October 16, 1921. 'fh.. ,-iver _6 measured at Garden City and then the Farl!\ara Ditoh wns r;aged about three JIli1li's below the headgat.e. The Garden City Ditch whioh parallels the I/'armara at this point, mss eati!\tlted BS running 0.7 S.F. This completed the soopBfe measurements. We returned to lamar that night and on the 17th made measurements on the river at In Junta Elf.d the Ft. Lucns Ca"nl,reaohing Pueblo in the evening. 6.