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Show 766 and made his way back to Bluff, and back to the party. Which was working on the Dolores Rives. After the completion of the work on the Dolores River, they moved to Bluff, and began a topographic survey of the dam and reservoir site. He was not with the party all the time, as his duties were seeking reservoir and dam sites, to be later surveyed. R. 1834- 1835. " BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: " Q. Was this dam- site you are referring to what appears on the Reclamation Bureau map of 1928, Exhibit 2, as Bluff dam site? " A. Yes." R. 1835. In going down the San Juan River from Arboles to Mexican Hat, the was frequently in sight of the river, as that was part of his work. He traversed the river bed practically all of the distance from Farmington to Arboles; and from Farmington to Bluff, Utah, he followed the roads that lead down the river. A passageway along the banks of the river was impossible in many places, but you could get into the river here and there and view it, which he did, but didn't follow immediately down the bank from Farmington to Bluff. This was in September, 1914. R. 1836. The water in the San Juan River was at a low stage; he believes not them minimum low stage, but in general the river during the months of October and September, unless there are rains, is low. He crossed the San Juan River both above and below |