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Show Record good farming land. My judgment of the country is substantially the same as that expressed by Mr. Lyman. I am familiar with the country on the south side of the San Juan back to Navajo Mountains. There is a lot of splendid agricultural land there, lots of high mesas, that is good agricultural 4390 dry farm land, and a lot of good grazing land too. I have had occasion to cross the San Juan frequently. I have crossed at the mouth of Chinle Creek, the mouth of Comb Wash, below Bluff, at San Island, this side of Mexican Hat five or six miles, and at Mexican Hat. I do not know of any other place on the river where it is as wide or shallow as it is there at Sand Island just below Bluff. I remember the occasion when the San Juan went dry one year. Aside from that particular time I have never seen the San Juan at its Lowest when the water would not strike the horse 4391 up to his belly. I have crossed the river practically every month in the year, I think. I have crossed there at Sand Island frequently. In September, 1928, I was over buying Navajo cattle and we came to a point just south of Bluff with the cattle. I had my car along. The river was as low in 1928 as I over remember seeing it with the exception of the dry year. By crossing the river there with my car I could save a 50 mile drive around by the bridge. I drove the car to the river and hired a Navajo and his team to pull my car across. I wrapped up the engine in blankets. The water was deeper than I thought. It came up to the bellies of the horses. It seemed to float my car, but I got it across alright. That was at San Island and from my observation it was lower at that time than 4392 I had over seen it except the dry year. I am familiar with the type of timber on Elk Ridge and I know something of the area covered. There is a very large area of uncut timber there. On the Lasal and Blue Mountains there 4393 are also large quantities of timber. 631 1752 |