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Show Butt- 561 A I have, yes sir. Q How about the growth of that county,-- has there been a growth in population? A No, there has not. Q To any extent? A I don't think so. I don't know,-- there might have been. Q I mean as the county looks to you,-- does there seem to be a steady growth or not? A Yes, there is; people is coming in there to locate Q What do they come in for? A They think the country is productive, good for chickens, milch cows. I was at Monticello the other day. There is an increase in milch cows, hogs and chickens; that is the main cash income at the present time. Q As I understand you, this portion of the land down towards the Colorado river, where the Colorado and the San Juan come together, you are not familiar with that except just the trips you have made up and down that you have described A I have made several trips. Q What kind of country down there? A There is no country at all; just as solid as the walls of this room. There is little cracks there, probably a little brush, a few gravel mesas, little grass grows on them, but they are narrow. Q What is the soil on the top of the up- land there? A Just cobble- stones, that's all. When the earthquakes came 2527 |