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Show 3516 1538 27 Dellenbaugh- D and was quite high. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q What was the date of that? A The second trip was about - it was around the 1st of July, 1872; that is approximate. MY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Have you any recollection of the first time you were through on the boats passing the Crossing of the Fathers, and any difficultly encountered there? A No, there was no difficulty at the Crossing of the Fathers, except, of course, the Crossing of the Fathers is made possible by a shoal, a long shoal about half to three- quarters of a mile long, which the Navajos and Utes took advantage of, coming down from the north, or from the south; they would wade the channel and get out on the shoal and follow the shoal down, when the water wasn't took high it was marked by little pyramids of rock all the way down, the Indians had marked it. We, of course, avoided the shoal, because you could see right where it was. Q From that point on down to the mouth of the Paria river did the expedition encounter any difficulty? A No. Q The mouth of the Paria river, that is what is today called Lee's Ferry? A Comes in at Lee's Ferry, yes. |