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Show 5313 Chaffin- D 3324 far as names was concerned, they have slipped my mind. Q Can you tell me approximately how many weeks you spent going from Cottonwood on down to the Colorado? A I think probably spent less than a week, or about a week, probably. Q Do you recall what stage the water was? A Water enough so you could get down through. The San Juan river is a sand river, a lot of it, lot of sand- waving shallow places. They settle down, and raise up. It wasn't very good going with this boat we had. Q Flat bottom boat? A Yes. Q Get stuck on any sandbars? A Yes, we got stuck a time or two. Q As I understand you to say, after you got to the Colorado river you want to some other camp on the Colorado river? A Q Was that your last experience on the San Juan river? A That was my first and last. Q Did you take out any gold? A No sir. Q Can you tall me, Mr. Chaffin, when it was you first encountered sand waves on the Colorado river? |