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Show In addition to these , ( there fliere ) 172 is ( evidence e-viduce eviduce ) as to opera ( tions Uons ) ( on oli ) bars near the ( mouth niouth ) of the ( San Saii ) Juan ( Biver River ) by means of a barge ( Frothingham , Vol . 24 , page ( 4980 1980 ) ) , ( and aild ) surveyed ( locations locatiolls ) by Stanton ( ( Ex- Ex ) hibit 176 and ( testimony testimoiiyr ) by Stone , Vol . 10 , page 1765 ) of bars below the ( mouth liloutli ) of Wilson Creek on which some prospecting has ( taken talzen ) place ( Vol . 20 , page3G22 ) . Placer operations ( 'Oil Oil ) ( San Sail ) Juan ( Biver River ) have been ( confined colifilled ) largely to the stretch ( between betNveen ) ( Spencer's Spencers Speiieer's Speiieers ) Camp , 38 miles above the ( mouth iiioutli ) and ( Cliinle Chinle ) ( Creek Cree1c ) , 132 miles above the mouth . The principal ( operations operatious ) ( were Nvere ) at ( Spencer's Spencers ) Camp , ( Zalms Zahlis ) Camp , 41.5 miles above the mouth ; bars at the mouth of Nokai Canyon , 44 miles above the mouth of Copper ( Canyon Canyoli ) , 46.8 ( miles iniles ) above the mouth ; vicinity of Moonlight Creek , 65.5 ( miles 1-niles 1niles ) ( above aboye ) the mouth ; Johns Canyon , 82.5 miles above the mouth ; ( Hon- Hon IIon- IIon ) aker Trail , 96.5 ( miles iniles ) above ( the tlie ) mouth ; ( Mendeiihall Afelidelihall ) Loop , 110 miles above the mouth . According to ( Mendeiihall Afeudeiihall ) ( Vol . 19 , page 3518 ) as many as 150 men were ( in ill ) ( operation operatioli ) ( on oil ) ( the tlie ) various bars ( along ztlolig ) the San Juan River during part of the period , ( 1892-3-4 IS92-3-4 IS9234 ) . Small boats ( were vere ) used occasionally ( on oil ) the ( San Sail ) Juan to bring ( supplies 811-p-plies 811pplies ) , ( from froin ) outfitting posts at Bluff and ( Mexican Atexicaii ) Hat to the ( various "various various ) bars . These ( boats bolats ) ( were vere ) , without ( exception exceptioll ) , crudely ( constructed constracted ) skiffs or barges , and ( used nsed ) solely to ( take talce ) supplies downstream . ( The Tlie ) use of these boats for this purpose ( -Nvas Nvas ) occasional . ( Most Alost ) of the supplies came ( in ill ) by |