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to the newer maps , so that 272 they had a strip map of the course of the Colorado River from Moab down to Indian Creek . Had the north direction on the map ( -we we ) were carrying our traverse in , and checked back and forth the traverse as against the map of survey of the river . ( Prom From ) the profile they obtained the information that the maximum fall of the river in that distance per mile was 1.5 feet . This suggested to him , based on prior experience in Old ( Mexico Alexico ) on the Balsas River , that it might be possible to ship machinery ( down dowit ) the river , ( es- es ) pecially during ( high-water highwater ) stages . They ( had bad ) ( no- no ) ticed of course during their work and had had , , , during the work , considerable experience with sand . bars in the river , during the period of the ( wild-cat wildcat ) wells and the determination of whether the field . was a commercialfield . ( R . 999-1001 . ) He had had previous experience on the Balsas in Mexico and has transported some freight down that river in connection with an ( oil-drilling oildrilling oil-driffing oildriffing ) . enterprise . It was upon his recommendation that his ( em- em ) ployers had the Balsas River used as a means of transportation during the ( wild-cat wildcat ) period of ( ex- ex ) ploration . This method of transportation was recommended because it was the cheapest means of transportation during the exploration period and was more expedient than to have waited to construct a road . ( R . 1003-1004 . )