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Show 578 mouth of Crescent Creek? tell me your route. A We went across the desert there by wagons, had five wagons; Mr. Stanton had a horse that he rode; the rest of us walked. Once in a while he would want to rest by walking, and one of us would get on and ride a few miles." R. 1411. No towns were passed in route from Greenriver to Crescent Creek. Going down Crescent Creek a thunder storm came up, flooded the camp and drowned two of the horses. He did not see any ranches or people in the country between Greenriver and the mouth of Crescent Creek. R. 1411- 12. On the first trip a survey or traverse was run along down the river on the left bank, the entire survey being in the canyon. His work was to photograph the survey line so that the photographs could be placed in the surveyer notes, so that the surveyor could show the people the country in which the road would have to be built. R. 1413. The survey stopped on the first trip at Soap Creek Rapids just above where Mr. Brown was drowned. " Q Why did you ship your supplies and boats overland down to Crescent creek? " A Because we didn't want a second dose of Cataract canyon, and to save time. " Q Just describe your trip from Crescent creek, the mouth of Crescent creek, on down to Lees Ferry. |
