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Show 3571 1593 82 Dellenbaugh A In Glen Canyon there are bottom lands all the way through. Q There are? A Yes. Q So that the Indians could come down the bottom lands and ascend the cliffs? A That is what they did; they cultivated the bottom land, raised corn there; they would come down and tend their farms and store their corn in these granaries in the caves. Q When you went down there what was the extent of these bottom lands along through Glen canyon? A Well, there are quite a number of them; some of them are -- I am speaking from memory, of course -- some of them are perhaps a quarter of a mile long. Q How wide? A Several hundred yards wide. Q Don't answer if you don't know, but is that the portion of the river where later there were mining prospects located? A Yes, that is where they were. Q And these signs of Indian habitation in these localities were accessible from the river, too, were they? A Yes; you find all over that country everywhere the signs of the earlier Indians. Q This is the first time I recall any witness has testified to those habitations in Glen canyon. A We got out in one place by means of some logs or tree trunks |
