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Show 3314 Aurand- D 1339 Three years prior to graduating, that is 1909 to 1912, I was employed by the Colorado Geological Survey, assisting in geology through the southwestern part of Colorado, and then in central Colorado. Q Are you familiar with the country in and about the confluence of the mouth of the Green river, where it flows into the Colorado? A I am. Q Just tell me the scope of your knowledge of that country. A From 1921 up until 1927 I was employed by the Midwest Refining Company in geological work, and the greater part of my work was in a corner adjacent to Four Corners, that is, the corner of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. This necessarily took me on both sides of the Colorado and Green rivers, the area in between, and took me clear down into Arizona and parts of New Mexico. Q Have you personally been over that country that lies between Moab and the junction of the Colorado river -- A I have. Q With the Green, and on both sides of that river? A I have. Q What is the character of that country in there? A The country in general from Moab to the confluence of the two rivers consists of a high plateau area which has been deeply dissected by the various streams that flow into |
