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Show 7394 Wolverton- D 5374 they did dam the water for any purpose? A Yes, several of the bottoms have small reservoirs; the wall of them are still there; in a number of instances the old ditch line is very plain yet. Q What observations have you made with reference to whether or not the Cliff Dwellers used the rivers, the Colorado or the Green, along those sections concerning which you have been speaking? A My conclusion was that the Cliff Dwellers certainly used the river, for the reason their store houses are often placed in a canyon where there is no other method of approach. Q Inaccessible except by boats from the river? A Absolutely. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q Aren't there marks up and down the canyon walls showing where there were ladders or foot holds up and down from the river? A Yes. Q Couldn't they have used that method of approach? A Well, they had to get to those foot marks along the river; for instance, their store houses in Stillwater canyon, where the walls are simply like the wall of that room on both sides, then we will get a small opening in one wall or the other, and there is a store house built up in there; usually those store houses are built fifty, one hundred, two |
