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Show 386 He made another trip by boat in the early part of 1926 and did considerable work later in 1926 on the Green River desert, extending from Green River south to the junction of the Dirty Devil or Freemont River, with the Colorado River. The reconnaissance examination took in the whole area south of Greenriver to the junction of the Dirty Devil and the Colorado and took in an area of over a thousand square miles, which was later followed by a detailed survey of approximately thirteen townships. R 993- 994 " A. In that thousand square miles just tell me what kind of country that is. A. The country is divided from the top downward to a series of benches or plateaus, the upper one being known as the Green River desert; this is covered mainly by wind- blown sand and sand dunes; towards the south and, by considerable cedar timber. Adjecent to this upland is a vertical cliff three hundred feet high, followed by a talus slope about four hundred feet high, being a very steep talus slope. " This makes on 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 slope about seven hundred feet high, below which is what |