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Show 1884 or 1885 and got his ( 486 A86 ) supplies , which came in overland from Albuquerque , New Mexico . . The trading post vas probably seventy miles from the San Juan River . After that supplies came in to Gallup or Manulite , located ( twenty-two twentytwo ) miles west of Gallup . After he was on the reservation for ten years he went to Gallup , established a wholesale house , put in supplies and furnished the people that lived on the reservation . ( R . 1675-1676 . ) In his ( knowledge knovledgp ) the Navajo Indians , during that time , never had boats . He had heard talk of a ferry boat at Lees Ferry . He knew the Navajo Indians , knew their chiefs and something of their customs , and spoke their language fairly well . He saw only one boat , which would probably hold two people , out on the bank at Shiprock . This was right after a big flood in that country and it was necessary for them at that time to go back to Farmington to cross the river in order to get over to Pueblo Benito . ( R . 1677 . ) ( Cross-examination Crossexamination Cross-exaonination Crossexaonination ) ( R . Vol . 9 , pp . 1677 ) : Blanco is about fifty miles upstream from ( Ship- Ship ) rock , New ( Mexico Alexico ) . ERNEST B . HYDE For Complainant ( Record ( Vol "Vol Vol ) . 9 , pp . ( 10TS-1705 10TS1705 107S-1705 107S1705 ) ) He is 64 years old ; born in ( Salt -Salt Salt ) Lake City ; located at Long Beach , California . Most of life spent on or near San Juan River . ( R . 1678 . ) |