...on water. And they -constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress in contradistinction from the navigable...waters, a continued highway over which commerce is or iiKiy le carried on with other States or foreign countries in the customary modes in which such commerce...

...which Congress has not seen fit to legislate), those waters which "form in their ordinary condition, or by uniting with other waters, a continued highway...foreign countries in the customary modes in which auch commerce is conducted by water." n In the absence of conflicting congressional legislation, the...

...accepted definition, water is navigable when in its ordinary state it forms by itself or its connection with other waters a continued highway over which commerce is or may be carried in the customary mode in which such commerce is conducted by water: The Daniel Ball, 10 Wall. 557,...

...must in its ordinary, natural condition furnish a highway over which commerce is or may be carried on in the customary modes in which such commerce is conducted by water. (Hubbard v. Bell, 54 1ll. 11o, and Schulte v. Warren, 218 id. 1 08, followed.) 16. SAME — Desplaines...

...navigable waters of the 1'nited States, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of the state, when they form in their ordinary condition, by themselves or by uniting with other streams, a continued highway over which commerce is or may be carried en with other states or foreign...

...navigable waters of the United States, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of the state, when they form in their ordinary condition, by themselves or by uniting with other streams, a continued highway over which commerce is or may be carried on with other states or foreign...

...on water. And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress in contradistinction from the navigable...modes in which such commerce is conducted by water." 1 Waring v. Clarke, 5 How. 441; 12 L. ed. 226; New Jersey Steam Navigation Co. ». Merchants' Bank,...

...customary modes of trade and travel on water. And they coastitute navigable waters of the United States, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of...other States or foreign countries in the customary mode in which such commerce is conducted by water.1 The true test of the navigability of a stream does...

...which Congress has not seen fit to legislate), those waters which "form in their ordinary condition, or by uniting with other waters, a continued highway...customary modes in which such commerce is conducted by water.40 3» 8 Wall. 123; 19 L. ed. 382. In the absence of conflicting congressional legislation, the...

...are still in doubt whether Fox river has any such connection with other waters as to form with them a continued highway over which commerce is or may...modes in which such commerce is conducted by water. It can only be deemed a navigable water of the United States when it forms, by itself or by its connection...