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Show Bowen- C 505 A That was the post office then, I think since it has been changed to Liberty. Q What occupation were you engaged in at Jewett? A My father had a trading post for the Indians. Q A trading post? A Yes sir. Q Is that up or down the river from Bluff? A Up the river. Q How far up the river from Bluff? A Eighty miles. Q Eighty miles. How near the state line -- how near the four corners? A It must be something like fifty miles from the four corners. Q Fifty miles from the four corners? A Yes sir. Q Is that in San Juan county, Utah? A San Juan county, New Mexico. Q San Juan county, New Mexico? A Yes sir. Q Then when you came out from Colorado you did not come into San Juan county, Utah, at all? A No sir. Q Moved to San Juan county, New Mexico? A I moved in San Juan county, New Mexico, to start with, then moved to Montezuma county, Colorado. Q When was the first time in your life you were ever in San Juan county, Utah? A About twenty- five years ago, as near as I can remember. 2471 |