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Show Record but not large enough for saw timber. I saw no other boats besides ours in that neighborhood. In crossing the river we did not do any sounding but the water was fairly deep. We picked our place where the water was fairly calm and deep and had no difficulty in crossing. People at Jensen got their supplies from Price, Utah, mostly. I have heard other witnesses testify to the character of the San Juan country and my observations in that respect are similar 2818 to theirs. I have never done any boating on the Colorado River but made a trip from Dewey to Moab by team. To the best of my knowledge the Dolores River flows the year round; it is quite a stream and didn't have the appearance of being dry any part of the year. Ralph Gentry testified on cross examination as follows: 2819 When I spoke of seeing no land that could be farmed above the town of Green River, I was not referring to land in the im-mediate vicinity of that town. I don't know where the dam is. I don't recall how far land is being cultivated above the town of Green River, but do know that for a distance of eight or ten miles the country is fairly open and rolling. I couldn't say whether 2820 it is susceptible of producing crops if irrigated. My recollection is that for some eight or ten miles upstream from Green River the soil is sandy but probably would raise crops if irrigated. There is a pretty large area of rolling country in the vicinity 2821 of the town of Green River on both sides of the river. There are six hundred and forty acres in a square mile, and this area extends up from Green River eight or ten miles and some miles in width to the west, but not so wide on the east side of the river. There is also a large area of excellent land on the river south of the town of Green River, which I have observed just going through the 2822 country from the railroad. This last mentioned land is low lying, level in appearance, and extends south, covering a large area. G. D. D. Kirkpatrick, recalled for further direct examina 373 |