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Show 614 and Colorado , and ten ( miles iniles ) below ( junction junataioil ) on Colorado . Progress from point to point partly by boat , usually by walking ; boatmen ( brought brouglit ) boats to ( camp canip ) during day . ( R 2236-2237 . ) ( IVo Wo ) boats ; boatmen , Mr . Blake and Bert Loper . Took 142 pictures . ( ( E R ) . 2237 . ) ( Oompl Compl ) . Exhs . Nos . 265-402 photographs . Compl . ( Exli ExIi ) . 403 , is a schedule of the locations of the photographs with ( explanations explailations ) . Observed San Juan River in high and low water ; minimum depth about 6 inches , slightly over that in center of stream . ( R . 2239 . ) ( Where WheTe ) canyon narrow , width narrow , influences depth of water ; open stretches at low water river 20 or 30 ft . wide , 6 ( inches hiches ) deep . ( ( E R ) . 2239 . ) Clay Hill Crossing , stream bed from 3,000 to 4,000 ft . wide , flood times stream covers entire bed ; other times , possibly not more than 20 or 30 ft . of bed . River continually fluctuating stream . ( R . 2239 . ) Crossings made several times a day by boat on account of quicksand ; in crossing walked part way pushing boat ; if stretch of water sufficient depth , got in boat for short stretch , walked rest of way . ( R . 2240 . ) Sand waves , waves peculiar to streams with ( over- over ) load of silt ; phenomenon continuous ; at ( every e-very every ) stage of water , principally ( when Nyhen ) river is rising ; ( con- con ) ( tinually thiually ) avoiding them . ( R . 2240-2241 . ) Boats drew 6 to 8 inches ; current of San Juan very ( swift awift ) downstream ; boat backed downstream by ( rowing iowing ) upstream ; pulled downstream at times , , |