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Show Jones- C 398 a period when you acquired that knowledge? A I should say fifteen or twenty years would be nearer it. Q During the first five years you gained a familiarity down below Chinile creek, did you not? A Yes sir. Q For how long a distance below Chinile creek did you gain that familiarity during the first five years? A Not very far; immediately below Chinile the canyon boxes in. Q I believe you stated that there have been some big floods during your experience? A Yes sir. Q When was the first big flood, if you recall? A I think in 1868 -- 1884 or 1886, along in there. Q How long had you been living at Bluff before that occurred? A We got at Bluff in the fore part of April, 1880. Q About six years after your arrival there? A I think it was a little less than that. Q Say five years after your arrival? A Yes, that would be nearer it. Q Did that flood wash our your farm, at all? A Well, it tore out some of the farms and done damage to our canal than anything else. Q When was the next flood that you recall, approximately? A I think 1915 or 1918, in there somewhere. Q 1915 or 1918; that would be how many years after you first went to Bluff? A That would be fifteen or eighteen years. 2365 |