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Show 186 The river channel has changed considerably since he first saw it. At Bluff, when has first got there, the river channel was narrow and the banks covered with willows and cane brake. The river channel and bet at Bluff now is half a mile or more wide. He has seen the river when it was entirely dry on two different occasions and has seen it at one point where you could see the rock bottom all the way across; doesn't think water was over ten inches does at that point. He has seen it that shallow on other occasions. In the early days he obtained supplies from Durango, Colorado. No articles or merchandise were sent out, cattle were driven out, to Durango and Mancos. Never got any supplies into Bluff by way of the river and did not know of any one else getting them that way. He never knew of Indians using the river for trading purposes, only to cross it. R. 426- 428. Cross Examination - ( R. Vol. 3, pp. 429- 437.) He doesn't know of any markets to speak of on the San Juan River above or below Bluff. There are some Indian trading posts below. He testified to two occasions when the river was dry at Bluff. There was on the river, a place where he could see rocks clear across, this was at a different time than when the river went dry, about December. This was at Clay Hill Crossing, about seventy- five miles down the river from Bluff. Part of the river was frozen over, possibly four or five rode that was not frozen; could not see under the ice on the sides but doesn't think there was any water under it. He was on horseback. The water in the stream came possibly a little above the horse's ankles |