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Show Record the boats and portaged our supplies, but did not take the boats out of the water. All of the men got out of the boats going 3052 down over this ledge and we carefully let the boats down. I am not prepared to say how wide the ledge was; as I remember it, it gets shallow for one hundred feet and then drops into deep water. I didn't cross the river at that point; we could see where the water ran over the ledge and could see where the water 3053 tumbled down as it went over. It was not a sheer waterfall, but there is a little drop there; that is the place where the Navajos used to drive their horses across in low water. The canyons are not so high at that place and the river is more accessible. I don't know where Mr. Spencer's launch went above Warm Creek. When Mr. Burdick wrote his letter to me I endeavored to honestly and frankly answer that letter and endeavored to make a frank statement of the fact that it was possible to go up the river with a boat. I had no reason at that time to mislead Mr. Burdick and endeavored to make a statement that would enlighten him as to my knowledge. In response to questions propounded by the Special Master the witness Johnson testified as follow: 3055 My father and I operated this ferry for the Mormon Church until 1910, when the county took it over; thereafter we had to keep an accurate account officers. Prior to 1910 there was quite a bit of travel into Arizona and Mexico from Utah and northern points; much more travel then than later, until automobiles commenced to be used. During those years prior to 1910 we would ferry across one hundred and fifty wagons a year. When the south country became pretty well settled up, people traveled by trains and there was very little travel via Lee's Ferry. After automobiles started to come through we had 3056 more ferry business. During the years 1925 to 1928, both inclusive 410 1528 |