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Show settling tank and plates all ( come came ) 53 to the river overland . We also had an ice plant on shore for the purpose of keeping supplies from spoiling . We put in a telephone line between the two bars we were working and built a scow that we could take down and load with material and pull back up . ( R . 2202-4 , Vol . 12 . ) We had no difficulty with sand bars in taking this scow upstream . The heavier pieces of ( machin- machin ) . ery were brought to the river with eight and ten span of horses . Fourteen or fifteen carpenters were employed in building the hull of the dredge , which was operated by about eight men . The dredging operations continued for eight or nine months , when the concern went into the hands of a receiver . ( R . 2204-7 , Vol . 12 . ) There was an old fellow named Meskin in there prospecting and mining ; he would be months and months away from Lees Ferry and would go up as far as Hite . ( R . 2214-15 , Vol . 12 . ) In our dredging operations we took out gold that was shipped to New York . ( R . 2221 , Vol . 12 . ) Before I went on the Best ( expe expe- expe ) ¬ dition I took a trip with Old Rocky , trapping and hunting on the river between Green River bridge and a point below ( Wheeler's Wheelers ) ranch . ( R . 2223 , Vol . 12 . ) We encountered about the same amount of trouble navigating the Green on the trips concerning which I have testified that we met with in navigating the Colorado River between Cataract Canyon and Lees Ferry and I would say from my observation that the impediments and obstacles to travel up and down in boats are about the same on those two stretches of river . ( R . 22261 Vol . 12 . ) Robert N . Allen testified : In 1921 , ( I 1 ) was with the U . S . G . S . on the San Juan River with the Trimble party . We put our boats in the river about 3 miles below Bluff on July 18 , 1921 . ( R . 2233-5 , Vol . 12 . ) ( I 1 ) would say that the minimum depth I observed was about 6 inches , maybe slightly over that in the center of the stream . At low water , in the more open stretch , the river is perhaps 20 or 30 , feet wide at most and ( say -say say ) 6 inches deep . We had to cross it several times a day and these crossings were made by boat . There are a number of places besides ClayTlill Crossing where you could have walked across during low stage if you wanted to . I ( didn't didnt ) walk because of the quicksand . ( R . 2238-40 , Vol . 12 . ) We were continually combatting sand waves ; the river will be perfectly quiet and suddenly a wave will appear . This occurs at every stage of water . R . 2141 , Vol . 12 . ) |