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Show Greenriver , Utah , has a ( 20 25 ) population of ( 800 80-0 ) to 1,000 people . His report ( ( Coinpl Compl ) . Exh . 55 ) says that a very small part of ( Southeastern Southeasteru ) Utah is suitable for ( farming farniffig ) , because of ( insufficient insti-flicient instiflicient ) supply of water and lack of proper soil . ( R . 118 . ) Greenriver is in country just outside of the Book Cliffs . ( Rolling Rolliug ) hilly country ; shale flats nearly barren of vegetation . ( R . 119 . ) Shale flats ( every every- every ) where ( you'look youlook ) . ( R . 119 . ) Thinks lot of the ( irri- irri ) gated land is flood plain from the river . ( R . 119 . ) Region of Moab , there is flood plain and that land was built up out of flood plain ; farther up river from Moab there is gravel and ( debris de"bris debris ) washed down from mountains ; that is not good soil . ( R . 119- 120 . ) Road ten or fifteen miles to west of river which goes down to Literite Basin . ( R . 120 . ) Made no study , analysis or ( examination anmation ) of soil ; ( ex- ex ) amination confined to structural geology of ( re- re ) gion . ( R . 121 . ) Redirect Examination ( R . , Vol . - , pp . 121- 123 ) : Good road from Greenriver to Moab . Road from Moab up to ( Thompsons Thompso-ns Thompsons ) on the railroad . Stage and freight line run over road . Branch to Valley City . ( Ro 121-122 . ) Road to Monticello , gravelled ( two- two ) thirds of way . Monticello to Bluff , graded dirt road . Poor road west of Bluff . Went into San Juan country by automobile . ( R . 122 . ) Used saddle horses daily when mapping . Saddle horses at ( Mexican Mexicali ) Hat . ( R . 122-123 . ) Topography of Colorado Plateau does not ( per- per ) mit free travel by automobile , horseback , or on foot . |