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Show 274 the San Juan River, There was no road from the mouth of Comb Wash, where he crossed the river, to Zonn's Camp; he merely took the freight across country and constructed his own road where it became necessary. R. 706- 708 " Q. Good road there, was there? " A. No sir. " Q. But there was a road, was there? " A. No sir; rough country " Q. Did you go by way of Bluff to get there? " A. Yes sir. " Q. Did you make your own road? " A. We did when we had to. " Q. I am not asking why you it; I am asking whether you did it. Did you make your own road, or not? " A. We didn't build a road clear through there; went across the country. " Q. Didn't follow a road at all? " A. When we got to Moonlight going into Copper Canyon, we had to build a couple of grades, something like that; we didn't build a road all the way down there. " Q. Did you follow a road any part of the distance? " A. Followed a road to Bluff City. " Q. From Bluff City on did you follow a road at all? " A. To Comb Wash; after we crossed the river. " Q. Where did you cross the river? " A. Mouth of Comb Wash. " Q. Mouth of Comb Wash? " A. Yes sir. " Q. And from that time on to your point of destination you were on the south side of the river, were you? |