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Show Martin- D 530 Q From Shiprock to Bluff I would judge it is about ninety miles; we didn't go direct; there is a route runs down the San Juan river; Mr. Smith was taking elevations for the Reclamation Service, to see how high he could get the water out of the San Juan; we followed the altitude -- or the elevation, more than we did nay roads, anyway; that is, in the country where we could go. It was for a government ditch, he was trying to see how much land it would cover. Q How much contact have you had with the Indians in that country? A Oh, nothing much, any more than I have lived there, you might say, among them. When I had a farm there I have worked them a good deal; they to grub a good deal of lend for me. Q Did you ever know of the Indians owning boats in that country? A Never heard of it, much less to know it. Q You never saw them using boats? A Never did. Q Was that the same party that Mr. Kenneth Sawyer was on? A I was with him up the river hunting dam sites, reservoir sites, in the same work, for the same ditch or canal. MR. BLACKMAR: That is all. MR. FARNSWORTH: That is all. 2496 |
