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Show 7383 Wolverton- D 5363 Q Is that true as to both rivers? A It is. Q What would you say, Mr. Wolverton, as to whether or not knowledge of those rivers and boating experience on them was of value to one attempting to navigate them? A Yes; it can not be done without knowledge and experience. Q You mean can not be done without difficulty? A We can't navigate the river unless we know something about it through practical experience. Q Is there any exceptional type of building stone located down the Green or the Colorado river that you know of, above Cataract canyon? I don't mean in the vicinity of Cataract canyon, but anywhere above Cataract canyon on those rivers. A At the cataracts and from there up to the junction, there is some remarkably find building- stone. Q Has any attempt ever been made to market that stone? A No, not that I know of. Q What type of stone is it? A One is a brown stone, as it is usually termed, very hard, in slabs. The other is the limestone, also in layers or slabs, blue with vegetation, or animal life, according to one definition of it, growing in it; they have become hard, and by polishing the surface the blue lime rock shows off the |