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Show Record Indians, some of these bottom lands being perhaps a quarter of a mile long and several hundred yards wide. The signs of Indian habitation in those localities were at points accessible from the river. Frederick S. Dellenbaugh testified on recross examination as follows: 1594- 1595 I don't think we found any Indian granaries or places used by them for store rooms where there were not evidences of accessibility to the rim of the canyon. 1595- 1596 In response to a question by the Special Master, Mr. Dellenbaugh stated that on their trip they had a portion of some Notes made on Major Powell's first expedition. John Wetherill testified for complainant on direct examination as follows: 1597 I am 63 years old and since arriving at maturity I have 1598 been a guide in the San Juan country and am familiar with it. I have seen boats on the San Juan River - usually skiffs for crossing. I have seen two small skiffs for carrying men, prospectors, or something like that. One of these skiffs made the journey from Fruitland to Bluff, and the other came on to the river somewhere above Bluff and went on down below Bluff prospecting; I do not know just how far they got; I just happened to be there and saw them coming in. I was on the bank of the river at Mexican Hat 1599 when I saw them, and it was about the year 1898. I have seen the San Juan River many times and have forded cattle across at Mexican Hat, which was also known as Goodrich. I prospected one year at the mouth of Johns Canyon, taking my supplies in by pack animals. 1600 I never saw other prospectors down there use boats, and all supplies were brought by pack trains. In 1902 or 1903 I crossed the 1601 San Juan River, about eight miles above Farmington, in the month of August, and it was dry, as were also the Animas, the Mancos and the LaPlata Rivers. I have seen the San Juan many times when it was shallow where they crossed it below Bluff and at the mouth of |