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Show Hyde- C 637 A That was an exploration company at Cedar. Q I mean the first time he came in, he came in south of the San Juan, on the old Indian trail? A Yes sir. Q But when the emigrants came in, they came in from Hole- in- the- Rock, and made a road from the Colorado river up to Bluff? A As they come. Q That was just a rude road; then, as I understand, a better road was built from Bluff to Comb wash, and later from Comb wash to Goodrich? A Yes sir. THE SPECIAL MASTER: Does that explain the situation, Mr. Farnsworth, of the road? MR. FARNSWORTH: I think so. BY MR. FARNWORTH: Q The first placer mining that you had any personal knowledge of down there was at place on the river? A The first placer mining I had ever seen done was about half way between Bluff and Montezuma. Q That would be above Bluff? A That would be above Bluff. Q How long after you arrived there did you see that operation? A That must have been shortly after we arrived. I ran into the first prospectors there, when I was a boy, out after the milch cows. Q Was that while you were living at Rincon? 2605 |