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Show purposes was about seventy odd 13 thousand pounds during the three years . ( R . 475 , Vol . 3 . ) A great number of the miners who were working there came down the San Juan River in boats from New Mexico , bringing their supplies along ( with -with with ) them in their boats . I would say that there were more than twenty or thirty men who came down in boats from above Bluff . ( R . 476 , Vol . 3 . ) The placer claims were being operated along the river to a point 75 miles below my camp , which camp was 10 miles below Chinle Creek . These other outfits needed similar supplies to those required by me . ( R . 477 , Vol . 3 . ) ( I 1 ) suppose there were two or three hundred placer claims staked out at that time . There is a tremendous tonnage of dirt in the San Juan River carrying gold values , but up to this time there has been difficulty in ( solving1 solving ) the problem of a proper process for saving the gold , which is very fine . If , and when a better process is perfected for separating the gold , there will be tremendous values taken out . ( R . 479 , Yol . 3 . ) There have been a number of oil locations down the river , some at Slickhorn , . and the oil structures extend all along the river bed in that section and practically down to the mouth of the San Juan . ( R . 482 , Vol . 3 . ) The San Juan River was dry on one occasion ( R . 483 , Vol . 3 ) and remaied dry for about three weeks . ( R . 487 , Vol . 3 . ) In low water I generally made the ( 25-mile 25mile ) trip from Bluff to my camp with ( my iny ) boat load of supplies in fifteen hours ; the trips I made during high water would generally consume about ten hours . ( R . 488-9 , Vol . 3 . ) William J . ( Walker 117alker ) testified : I live on the San Juan River at Kirtland , New ( Mexico Alexico ) , and recall that about the year 1902 , 1 was compelled to make a temporary dam across the river in order to divert any water . I have seen no boats on the San Juan River except small skiffs . ( R . 492 , Vol . 3 . ) These skiffs were used for carrying pelts and any products that the Indians had across the river and taking their ( sup- sup ) plies back . ( R . 493-4 , Vol . 3 . ) Albert P . Blake testified : I live ( at -at at ) Farmington , New Mexico and went there ( with Nvith ) , my father in 1888 . ( R . 518 , Vol . 3 . ) There was one year when the San Juan River was dry ; I ( don't dont ) remember what year it was but all ( old-time oldtime ) residents remember that there was one ( such 'such such ) occasion ( R . . 521 Vol 3 ) , . . . . |