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Show 685 " Q. And was there a regular ferry there, a boat maintained to take people across, or did they simply ford the river there? " A. They had a boat to take people across. The old piers stand there now, on the one side. " Q. Then below there, was the next crossing at Red Canyon, where the Turner ranch was? " A. The crossing where you get across with light boats. " Q. Was that the next one down the river? " A. Yes. " Q. And coming down the river from Red Canyon, where was the next recognized crossing? " A. Hall's crossing, about twenty miles below. " Q. That is at Hall's creek? " A. Yes. " Q. And what was the next recognized crossing below there? " A. The Hole- in- the- Wall. " Q. So that between Hite and the junction of the San Juan river there were four recognized crossings were there? " A. There is another one. " Q. What is the other one? " A. The Crossing of the Fathers. " Q. That is below the junction of the San Juan river? " A. Yes. " Q. And to each of those crossings I suppose there |