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Show water . While on the San Juan ( 58 68 ) ( "I I ) have waded across , I have swum across , and I have boated across , and there has been times when I ( wouldn't wouldnt ) cross , not with an open boat . " I have seen the river rise 8 feet when there was not a cloud in the sky . ( R . 2315-20 , Vol . 12 . ) After leaving the San J uan I went to Moab until October , 1895 , and there were then boats on the Colorado River , the largest except the ferry boat being a ( 16-foot 16foot ) row boat . One day they ferried 3000 sheep across and the boat was used for ferrying teams and stock . I saw no boats bring in or take out merchandise from Moab . ( R . 2320-2 , Vol . 12 . ) In 1921 , ( I 1 ) was with the Trimble party on the San Juan . We had three open boats and I was boatman of the party from June 29 , until December , 1921 . In 1921 , the river channel was 3300 feet wide at Piute Farms but not entirely covered with water ; there were three or four streams to the river , which was very low . At one time Mr . Trimble estimated that the water was 6 feet deep across the entire 3300 feet , and that is the time I referred to when I said I ( wouldn't wouldnt ) cross the river . In 1895 , when I went through Piute Farms the river channel was only 300 or 400 feet wide When we went through Piute Farms in 1921 , there was hardly any water . There were other floods beside the one I mentioned . The rapid I saw at Grand Gulch in 1895 was only a little rapid in 1921 , and the large boulders had disappeared . I recall no other changes in the river that are worthy of note . ( R . 2322-6 , Vol . 12 . ) Aside from the change in the San Juan River at Piute Farms and at Grand Gulch , I ( wouldn't wouldnt -wouldn't wouldnt ) say that I remember any other changes of note between the years 1895 and 1921 ( R . 2327 , Vol . 12 . ) The difficulties we encountered in bringing Mr . ( Trim- Trim ) ( ble's bles ) boats down were : that we portaged our loads at one rapid above Slickhorn Canyon ; after we passed Grand Gulch we began to have more trouble ( with Nvith ) sand because the river is quite wide below there , therefore shallower , and there were two or three instances when all at once our boat would catch on the sand and maybe tip up sidewise , once ( throw throw- throw ) ing Mr . Allen and Mr . Trimble out ; we would get out and find the channel and maybe by walking could get through ; we had the same difficulties until we came to Clay Hill Crossing ; I have told you about having to drag the boats nearly through Piute Farms ; ordinarily I had no help |