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Show 25 -- 22-- to give my action pictures; so that many of these eight-by- ten photograph are simply to fill in the background for the more exciting motion pictures." R. 70. " By Mr. Blackmar: " Q Is the character of the water in and about the state line the same on both sides? " A Yes, it is. " Q That is, you can not tell by the water when you jump off from Utah to Arizona? " A No." R. 71 " We considered Glen Canyon, the entire length of Glen Canyon, as easy going. We encountered there nothing but sandbars and quicksand along the shore, and bad camping places sometimes, because of the difficulty of getting through the willows and scrub oak." R. 71 Glen Canyon is approximately 186 miles long and is between the Fremont River and the head of Grand Canyon. R. 71. " The entire stretch, from the mouth of Fremont River to Lees Ferry is called Glen Canyon. In fact, we encountered no difficulties, beyond occasional sandbars, some quicksands along the shore, and the difficulty of getting to the shore many times, owing to the willows, scrub oak, etc. It was in this part of the canyon ( indicating) that we had the sand storm. As the air along the rim of the canyon cools at night, from the desert air, there is created a cross current, which results in a heavy wind that blows just about supper time, and the fine sand gets into everything. It is simply a discomfort, without being a great danger." R. 71 |