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Show tion . in ( 1871 IS71 ) , no ( Indian ludian ) , 116 guides ( were -were were ) ( available availlable ) who , ( knew kneiv ) ( anything anyt1iing ) ( about aboiit ) the river . ( ( Freeman Freenian ) , Vol . . 14 2570 ) , p . . The Navajo ( Indians Indiaiis ) inhabited that part of ( Utah Utali ) bordering on the San Juan and Colorado rivers . . The Navajos were skilful ( artisans artisaus ) . They ( were -NNere NNere ) masters of design , ( weavers veavers ) , and workers in silver . ( Bureau of American Ethnology , ( Bulletin Bullethi ) No . 30 , Vol . 2 , p . 40 . ) They ( made n-lade nlade ) no boats and used none , . Susceptibility to navigation must to a degree be . ( measured meastired ) by the ( wants wauts ) of ( man maii ) . ( Tlie The ) ( Indians' Indians ) ( de- de ) sire for travel ( never iiever ) at any time placed a boat o1i any of the ( rivers r-Jivers rJivers ) ( in hi ) question . Their modes ( of' of ) travel ( were -were were ) overland ( , . ) The necessity of travel ( ex- ex ) isted . The creative ability ( was vas ) present , because , ( Indians Indiaiis ) in other parts of the United States far less ( advanced advauced ) than the Navajos made ( and aild ) used boats , for travel ( when vhen ) ( living liviiig ) near rivers susceptible to , navigation . ( Nonnavigatioii Nonnavigation ) by the Indians of the rivers in question , when considered in the light ( of' of ) the scientific evidence as to the character and habits . of the rivers , leads to the ( conclusion conchision ) that such ( non- non ) ( nse use ) was from lack of susceptibility to navigation . . ( ( Vol V01 ) . 9 , p . 1557 . ) Early history The mouth of the Colorado River was ( discovered discovered- discovered ) in the 3Tear 1539 by Francisco de Ulloa . ( ( "The The ) Colorado River , " by ( Freeman Freeniali ) , Ex . 81 , page 4 ; - , ( "The The ) ( Koniance Romance ) of the Colorado River , " by ( Delleii- Delleii ) baugh , Ex . 13 , page 7 . ) |