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Show party back with all equipment 1005 . After arriving at Lees Ferry they went back on the Mesa and made a survey of the lands ( that tliat ) would be flooded by the water backed up by the dam . This work ( was vas ) carried up as far as Warm Creek , a distance of about twenty miles above Lees Ferry , the work at that time being on the ( right riglit ) hand or west bank of the river . ( R . 3961 . ) After completing the work to Warm Creek on the Mesa he went down Warm Creek , where one of the small boats was left for his use , and resumed work along the river . In working between Warm Creek and his last camp he floated back down the river and stayed there a short ( time tirne ) to complete the work . The camp ( was -was was ) not maintained at that point , it was moved to Warm Creek ( with ivith ) a small boat , the motor at that ( time tirne ) having been repaired . ( R 3962 . ) On the trip up to Warm Creek the motor broke down , the boat was towed a ways , the motor was repaired and they proceeded to ( Warm -NYarm NYarm ) Creek with the motor . Supplies were taken to Warm Creek when they went ( down dowa ) by pack train , and he thinks supplies were brought up from Lees Ferry by Mr . ( Marrs Alarrs ) . From Warm Creek they continued on up to mile 51 , and from that time on received all supplies from Lees Ferry , they being brought up by pack train and by the large boat . ( R . 3963-3964 . ) He ( would woald ) estimate that ( two-thirds twothirds ) of the supplies were ( brought brougght ) ( up tip ) by pack train . Mile 51 is about ten miles below the Crossing of the Fathers which he thinks is about mile 41 . There is a trail along the north bank of the ( river Tiver ) from Lees Ferry up the river to ( mile inile ) 51 , the ( 33307-31-vor 3330731vor ) . 2-18 |