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Show Prommel- D 995 This makes an almost impenetrable barrier between the upland and the next bench. The next bench below the upper bench is known as the Black rim, locally, on account of the cedar trees on this bench. Below this comes another cliff, a talus slops about seven hundred feet high, below which is what is known as the Erni country. This is exceedingly rough, consisting of canyons in sandstone. At the edge of the Erni country we approach Cataract canyon -- the Colorado river to the south, with another drop of fifteen hundred feet. At this place , near Cataract canyon, is the old Spanish trail , the lower end of the trail which led from the Grand river plateau down to the Colorado river, two and half miles below its junction with the Green river. Further north the same slopes , and different benches go down to the Green river. Well, now, in that country is there very much of a population? There is no population at all, except the falls near the San Rafael swell there is the camp of the Duchesne Oil Association , which located oil and placer claims during the early days before the leasing oil -- the oil leasing law went into effect. There is sometimes two or three men -- there were at 2965 |