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Show Butt- D 550 Q Then you built your ferry and carried that party across the Colorado river and moved them on into Bluff City? A Yes sir. Q After that did you go out to rescue parties that were on their way into Bluff City? A Several times, yes. Q Where did you locate those parties? A Turned them loose in Bluff; some of them filled up and down the river. Q Where did you go to find them to relieve their distress? A We went mostly to the Hole- in- the- Rock. Q Was your ferry still there? A Yes sir, the boat was still there. Q Sometimes you would ford there, wouldn't you? A The boat was stole finally, then they had to ford the river; somebody stole the boat and went down towards Lee's Ferry; then we had to ford the river. Q Those parties you brought up from Hole- in- the- Rock, where would they cross the San Juan river, or would they cross it? A They didn't have to cross it; they would keep on the north side of the river clear up to Ship Rock, any place they wanted to go, until they got that high, then they could go south of they wanted to. Q Did you establish a road,-- improve a road, or did you just cross the country? A We built lots of roads where it was impassable only on foot. Q You finally got the road worked out so you could bring in the 2516 |