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Show camp , across the divide where 109 the Indian that took us in had agreed to meet us . ( R . 3504-7 , Vol . 19 . ) Whenever we were on the San Juan River we would note the sand wave condition , ( which -which which ) is a characteristic feature of that stream . I ( don't dont ) think I have ever seen waves rise more than three feet , but they might have reached a height of four feet . I have seen sand waves but not nearly so pronounced on the ( Colorado-mostly Coloradomostly ) below the mouth of the San , Juan . ( R . 3508-9 , Vol . 19 . ) In navigating the river through sand waves I generally work to get along the outside edge of the waves ( where where- where ) the water is shallow and the waves not so high ; I ( wouldn't wouldnt ) go down the sand waves broadside if I could help it . ( R . 3512 , Vol . 19 . ) From 1922 to 1924 ( I 1 ) was on the Colorado River ( work work- work ) ing placer ground both above and below Moab and went up and down the river in boats while thus engaged ; that is the only way you can go , practically . The boating to which I have just referred extended from about 3V £ miles above . Moab bridge to a point ( twenty-two twentytwo ) or three miles below the bridge . ( R . 3513-4 , Vol . 19 . ) When I was on the San Juan River in 1894 ( I 1 ) took out probably four or five thousand dollars worth of gold , ( ship- ship ) ping some of it to Durango and some of it directly to the mint ( R . 3514-5 , Vol . 19 . ) In ( 1893 18908 ) and 1894 there must have been 100 or 150 men working claims up and down that river . I ( don't dont ) know where the other miners who had their boats came from in those boats or how thew got them down there . I think some of them came down the river ; probably some brought the lumber down and built them . I saw men coming ( down doivn ) the river in boats . I ( can't cant ) say whether they came down from above Lime Creek , but they came down the river and passed our camp to the different places where they were working . I ( haven't havent ) seen men go very far up the river in boats because it was too hard work and they would rather go out by the trail . I ( can't cant ) say how far ( up- up ) stream others have gone in boats but we went up on ( two -two two ) or three occasions a distance of probably four or five miles in our boats . Most of the miners had boats . ( R . 3517-8 , Vol . 19 . ) In August , 1894 , 1 took a scow down from Bluff loaded with supplies . When we started down the San Juan River with out four boats we figured that the load in the larger boat was about a ton ; that of the smaller boats was less . ( R . 3521 , Vol . 19 . ) |