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Show 3587 Wetherill- D 1609 side, I crossed it when the water would be four feet deep on one side; the channel would all be on one side; coming back three or four days later it would just be the reverse, and impossible to cross on account of the quicksand. Q At what point was that? A That was at what they call the Clay Hill crossing. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Where is that? BY MR. BALCKMAR: Q Where is the Clay Hill crossing? A It is on the trail coming in from the Blue mountains in by Oljato, on towards Tuba and Flagstaff. Q Where is it with reference to Bluff, Utah? A It is about -- the way we have to go, about seventy-five miles below Bluff. Q How near is it to Chinle creek? A Chinle creek? It is about forty miles, depends on where you want on Chille creek; if at the mouth, it is a little over that. MR. BLACKMAR: Maybe I can get at it this way-- BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q I think I see on the map a place called Clay gulch, isn't it? A That is Grand gulch, on the other side. Q There is a place called Clay gulch, here; is that where Clay crossing is? |