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Show structures , ( and alid ) to see whether 394 , as far as Indian ( Greek Oreck ) , whether the stream might be navigable . ( R . 1355 . ) That was the purpose of the expedition , ( and aild ) to ( determine deteriniue ) the ( navigability iiavigability ) to the mouth of ( In- In ) ( dian diaii ) Creek . ( R . ( 1356-1357 1356-12357 ) . ) The ( interest hiterest ) in ( deter deter- deter ) ¬ mining the navigability to the mouth of Indian Creek was because they had prospective oil areas ( on oil ) ( Indian Iiidiail ) Creek about ( ten tell ) miles east of the ( Colo Colo- Colo ) ¬ rado River , and this trip was ( made niade ) with the hope that they could see a way to get ( transportation trausportation ) to the river at that point . ( R . 1357 . ) They already had some claims ( on oil ) the river twenty miles below , ( but- but ) ( not liot ) down ( on oil ) the river as far as Indian Creek . It is there were existing claims were being drilled at that time , or about to be drilled on the east side of the river . ( R . 1357 . ) At that time they were using the large Moab boat to transport supplies as far as the first two ( struc struc- struc ) tures , ( twenty-six twentysix ) ( miles lililes ) down the river , their ( pur- pur ) pose ( being beilig ) to see whether they could get landings , or whether there was a place they could get ( in iii ) ( and aud ) build a road from there ( on oil ) out . ( R . ( 1357 130-7 ) . ) His ( company compaily ) did not drill ( on oil ) the ( Indian Ilidiall ) Creek acreage but another company did . He knows of other wells being drilled up ( in ill ) Indian Creek and the supplies for them are brought ( in iii ) by truck from Moab . He has not been ( up tip ) Indian Creek from the Colorado River . ( R . 1358 . ) He has ( been beell ) from Indian Creek down to the Colorado River , but not up . ( R . 1359 . ) |