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Show 19 not successful, and the boat was cut in two and shipped overland to Great Salt Lake, where it was put in operation. In 1925, there was a man engaged in prospecting for oil below the City of Moab. This man made a contract with a company out there known as the Moab Garage Company, to transport certain tools and supplies from Thompson, Utah, which is this town right here ( indicating on map). Now, the Moab Garage Company operated a truck line from Thompson, Utah, down here to Moab ( indicating); and then it swings on south and takes on all of this San Juan country down here ( indicating); and their trucks also operate over to Greenriver, Utah. They did haul some freight down there; and while the boat was operated with considerable difficulty, I think that eventually they got everything down that they wanted to take down. But the operation of this boat was attended by considerable trouble. It was in no sense a commercial navigation. It was for this one particular purpose, and as I understand it-- and I think the evidence will show-- the boat today lies at the town of Moab, without freight and without transportation, and there is no place to take them if they did present themselves. Now, briefly as to why there has been no navigation upon these rivers: The San Juan River is, perhaps, one of the most peculiar rivers in the United States. It flows through a complete canyon, between the points which are involved in our controversy here. 1980 |
