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Show 533 seven miles that day." R. 1314- 1315. They entered that country about the first day of May and stayed there until the first of October, 1926. R. 1315. " Q what about the vegetation in that country? " A The vegetation, except on the divide between the major streams, was very sparse. Not being an agriculturalist, I can not give you the names of the different types of grasses, but in the eroded areas along the stream, major streams, there was practically no grass." R. 1315. The wind- blown sand sculptures the hardest stones. " Some of our most prominent erosional features which the tourist is shown are caused by the blasting action of wind- blown sand on sand rock." R. 1316. This wind- blown sand to some extent contributes to the silt of the river. " Q What section have you covered just east of the Colorado river above the junction? " A We took is trip by automobile from Moab nearly to Monticello, thence down Indian Creek to the wells that were drilled in that general vicinity." R. 1316. They were in that country for a week in 1927. " Q What is the character of the terrain there? " A It is practically the same as on the north side of the river, horizontal sandstones forming precipitous |