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Show Butt- C 560 biggest flood I ever seen on that river. MR. FARNSWORTH: That is all. REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q When your first came into that country, was there any settlement up at Moab? A Yes sir, there was a few houses and dug- outs; most of them that moved in there, they lived in dug- outs or cellars at that time; in 1879, the fall of 1879. I went through there, and half the settlers were living in log houses, or had cellars underground they lived in, for protection. Q Did there use to be ford at Moab? A Yes sir, across the Gran river, yes sir; nothing but a ford at that time. MR. BLACKMAR: That is all, I think. Thank you. FURTHER EXAMINATION BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q You are one of the oldest inhabitants of this county, aren't you? You have been there as long as any of them? A I was one of the first settlers in San Juan county, outside of a few trappers who already was there. Q You have been more or less through the central and eastern portion of the county, apparently? 2526 |