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Show 3813 Priest- D 1834 locate it with reference to Farmington? A It is above Farmington, I would judge possibly forty or fifty miles; I am not certain of that distance. It is east of Aztec. Q What year was that, Mr. Priest? A 1914. Q What was the purpose of your being in that section of the country? A Investigating reservoir- and dam- sites for the Bureau of Reclamation with the idea of storage. Q Who was in your party? A N. B. Conway was my chief of party; a young lad named Dahl; another named Porter, Merrill; I think that is about all. Q Just tell me, please, what that party did. A They made topographic surveys of dam- sites and reservoir- sites. Q Just tell me about the country covered. I want the details of it. A You wish me to go through my personal investigation of that? Q Yes sir. A I started at Farmington, New Mexico, took a bus to Shiprock, New Mexico, where I rented a saddle horse and started |
