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Show never crossed oil foot at 1151 Copper Canyon . . He ( has bas ) never crossed on foot at the mouth of Nokai , , but he lias crossed at the mouth of ( Cottomvood Cottonwood ) Canyon ; ; some people call it San ( Juan Juaii ) Canyon and ( some sonic ) call it ( Cottomvood Cottonwood ) . It was necessary to ( swim swini ) the horses sometimes , and sometimes it was not . He believes that lie has crossed about ten times there . To get into Cottonwood Canyon you follow the ridge right straight through to the head of Cottonwood , and then go straight down it ( on oil ) the north side of the San Juan River . ( R . 4575-4576 . ) He ( hasn't hasnt ) crossed the river at any place else . When he was down at ( Zahn's Zahns ) Camp ( he lie ) was ( forking 44jorkiiig ) way up high on the Zahn Bar , and carried the dirt on burros to the bank of the river . He ( didn't didnt ) work any of the lower bars . ( R . 4576 . ) ( He Ile ) has had experience with floods ( on oil ) the San Juan River other thanIffie usual customary ( spring sprilig ) , , , rise . These usually occur in the latter part of July , or August ; very seldom in September . There would be quite a big rise in the river ( about a-bout about ) every year . He built a house ( on oil ) the river bar at ( Zahn's Zahns ) Camp , and a ( friend Iriend ) advised him to build it higher . He told him the high water - ( would iTould ) never reach that spot , ( -but but ) the house washed away that fall . It was a pretty ( big big- big ) rise . ( R . 4577-4578 . ) He ( has bas ) crossed the Colorado River at ( Hole-iii- Holeiii Hole-in- Holein ) ( the-Rock theRock ) four times , with a party of both iiien and women . They had come from Bluff , or the other |