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Show Jones- RC 417 A Yes, they had some very rude canoes, some hollow logs, they would hollow out a log; sometimes they would tie logs together and make a rude raft across to take their wool and skins. If they didn't have anything to trade, they would jump in and go across, any season of the year. BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q And still do, don't they? A Yes sir. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q Did the Navajos leave their canoes there near Bluff? A Leave them? Q Yes. A They would tie them to the bank there and come up and trade. Q And then where would they go when they got back in their canoes? A They would go across the river to their homes; the reservation is right across the river from Bluff. Q Was there a reservation there when you arrived there originally? A Not a reservation proper, but about thirty- five, maybe forty years ago, they passed a resolution in Congress permitting them to use the country between their line -- the Arizona line and the San Juan river, on account of being scarce of water. They moved in there. In fact, they claim that country. Q So since that time their journey has been from the reservation to the nearest trading post, and then back? A Yes sir. Q When you first arrived there didn't some of those Indians go down the river at times in their canoes? 2391 |