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Show ( He Ile ) is 44 years old , and 144 is a brother of Albert R . Blake . He is right familiar ( with Ndth ) the San ( Juan Juall ) River between Shiprock ( and alid ) Largo , but has ( never' never never ) ( been 'been been ) to Bluff . He got supplies by the D . & R . ( Gr G ) . ( Railroad Raffi-oad Raffioad ) . He trades with the Indians but does not know , of Indians using boats on the river . ( R . 524-526 . ) ( Cross-exwnination Crossexwnination ) ( R . Vol . 3 , p . 526 ) : Rails run right into Farmington and he ( never never- never ) ( selected s6lected ) a water route in preference to the rails . JACK ( 3VTARTIN XAUTIX ) For Complainant ( Record , vol . 3 , ( pp Ipp ) . ( 52G-532 52G532 526-532 ) ) He resides at Farmington , New Mexico , and ( is is- is ) 76 years old . He moved ( into h3to ) ( Farmington Farmiington ) in 1890 . R . 526-527 . He is familiar with the San Juan River from Pine River Largo down to ( Oudahi Cudahi ) , about eighteen miles below Shiprock , also the vicinity of ( Mexican Mexicali ) Hat , having been with the Reclamation Service . In 1916 he left Shiprock with Mr . Smith and ( Reclama Reclama- Reclama ) ¬ tion party . ( R . 528-529 . ) ( He Ile ) crossed the river and travelled by team overland to Monumental ( Val- Val Vql- Vql ) ley . He crossed the ( Sail Sali ) ( Juan Juali ) River at Bloomfield on a boat once , but did not attempt a boat down the river . He has never heard of Indians using boats on the river in the vicinity of Farmington . Mr . Smith was taking elevations for the ( Reclama Reclama- Reclama ) tion Service to see how ( higli high ) ( he lie ) could get the water |
