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Show Record have taken my parties mainly to the natural bridges, and the Colorado and San Juan Rivers. I first went to the San Juan River in 1894 from Flagstaff, Arizona. I struck the San Juan at the mouth of Copper Canyon and went to lower Gable Camp. I spent most of the time for four years on the river. The first boat I saw on the San Juan after my arrival was at the mouth of Copper Canyon, Williams bar. 4533 Gable Camp is the same as Zahns Camp. I recognized the boat shown in defendant's Exhibit No. 16. I first saw that boat at the Williams bar, practically a mile up the river from the mouth of Copper Canyon. Gable Camp 4534 is 8 or 10 miles up the river from Copper Canyon. The boat shown in defendant's Exhibit 16 was at the lower Gable Camp or Zahns Camp. The boat had been taken up the river from Zahns Camp to above Copper Canyon. There was a boat like the small boat shown in the exhibit also in the party. As to the faces in the picture I recognize Cap Williams standing immediately in front of the 4535 boiler and between the two other figures. Defendant's Exhibit No. 16, being photograph of San Juan River at lower Gable Camp, was received in evidence. Upon my arrival I helped carry a few tools and imple-ment and heavy iron out of the boat. As to the size of the load in the boat it would be hard for me to estimate the weight of the big boat. I would think the boiler and engine weighed something 4536 like 8 or 10 thousand pounds. As to the other materials I helped carry out several hundred pounds. The boat was unloaded above Copper Canyon. There was a wagon road from Flagstaff to Copper Canyon. A wagon road for teams. At that time there was a road between the point where the boat was unloaded and Gable Camp. It was located right along the river. It was on the rim a part of the 4537 way and a part of the way down on the shore. While I was there I did a little rafting on the river 656 |