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Show 3621 Wetherill- C 1643 on the river with their boats, these roads that you have spoken of were in existence, were they not? A No. Q How did you get in there, by one of these roads? A I came in by one of the roads. Q Was that in existence at that time? A Yes. Q Was the road down the San Juan that you have spoken of, following from New Mexico down to Bluff, was that in existence at that time? A Yes. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Just a minute. Let's have that road identified. New Mexico is a pretty large place. MR. FARNSWORTH: I don't know that there is more than that one road, though, that comes down the San Juan. THE SPECIAL MASTER: I want to know. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Where did the road come from, down the San Juan -- at that time? A A road came from Mancos to Bluff, and at that time it ran down along the San Juan river. Q At the time these men came down in boats? A Yes; and afterwards it was washed out. The road below -- why I was hesitating -- the road below had been changed, and I was trying to figure out the year it was changed -- to |