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Show Jones- D 367 A They were on a small scale as we reckon nowadays. Q About how may acres, roughly? A There was seven hundred acres, I think. Q And what method did you use of irrigation? A We dug a gravity ditch out of the river. Q Is the gravity ditch still there? A Yes sir, part of it. Q Are these original farms still there? A No sir. Q Just describe briefly what has happened there at Bluff. A A Great deal of the farm land has been tore out, washed away by the river. Q About how long age was that done? A Well, it has been all along, one year after the other, tear-ing, cutting out a little more each year. Q Do you recall any placer mining that was done down the river? A Yes sir. Q Did you ever have occasion to be engaged in bringing supplies down to those placer mines? A Yes sir. Q Did you take them down the river? A No sir. Q How did you take them in? A Took them in in wagons. Q And then down to the river? A Yes sir. Q How does Bluff, Utah, get its supplies in at the present time, 2334 |