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Show ( Greek Cree1c ) ; up Indian Creek 269 about 47 or 48 ( miles iniles ) , . ( dp- dp ) ( proximately proxiniately ) 250 square miles . The country covered is very arid , and very rough country . Great many canyons . Water ( exceed exceed- exceed ) ( ingly 'ingly ingly ) scarce ; water in Colorado may be close , but you ( ma3r Inay ) be 300 ft . above it . During two and ( one-half onehalf ) ( months iliontlis ) down the ( rives river ) saw a scouting party ( from"Alonticello fromAlonticello ) , and two eow boys . ( R . 991-993 . ) Made trip by boat early in 1926 ; later in 1926 did considerable work ( on oil ) the Green River desert , from Greenriver south to junction of Colorado and Dirty Devil ( Fremont ) River . ( R . 993-994 . ) The country is divided from top downward in series of benches or plateaus ; upper plateau ( is 'I's Is ) known as the Green River desert , mainly covered by ( wind-blown windblown ) sand and sand dunes ; south end ( con- con ) siderable cedar timber . ( Vertical Veftical ) ( cliff eliff ) 300 ft . high adjacent to upland , followed by talus slope 400 ( ft it ) . high , very steep . ( Makes Afakes ) impenetrable barrier ( be- be ) tween upland and next bench ; ( next iiext ) bench called Black Rim ; below talus slope 700 ft . ( high higgh ) below that ( Eriii Erni ) country ; exceedingly ( rough rougb ) , canyons ( in iii ) sandstone . Edge of Erni country approach ( Cata Cata- Cata ) ¬ ract Canyon , drop of 1,500 ft ( -near near ) this place is the Old Spanish Trail , lower end of trail led from Grand River plateau down to Colorado River , ( 2M 2V- 2V ) miles below junction with Green . Further north ( same san-ic sanic ) slopes and benches go ( clown down ) to Green River . ( R . 994-995 . ) |
