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Show 4487 Harshberger- D 2507 the river, from about ten miles below Bluff where this oil excitement was; the citizens around there built one on the north side over a rather hard reef of rocks and canyons, so we could get machinery down that way, but the road was very poor, and the state since then had spent about fifteen thou sand dollars on the same enterprise, and it is a poor road yet. Q How long did you continue to live in the San Juan country? A Until about 1925. Q During that time did you see the San Juan river frequently? A Yes; I lived in Bluff until 1913, then moved to Monticello, but I was back and forward; I had some interests on the river, had some land, and had a couple artesian wells there, irrigated some land. Q Did you ever see any boats on the San Juan river? A Yes, some small row boats, but very few. Q Do you know to whom they belonged? A Mostly to prospectors that came down the river from Farmington. Q When you were in and around that country did you know of any of the placer miners or the oil operators being supplied with other merchandise or machinery by way of boats? A No, I never knew of any bringing in machinery by boats. There were a few prospectors came in small boats |
