Show SAN SAX JUAN JUAN JUAN-IS IS A A nn RIVER ER OF Oli MUD IUD San Juan river called Pawhuska mad water by the Navajo India Indians S who live nearby is not only one of or orthe the main tributaries of the Colo Colo- Colorado Colorado Colorado rado but is probably the chief contributor contributor contributor con con- of silt silt- to it it The swiftly flowing San Juan never gets clear and sometimes it carries three times as much silt as water To take a abath abath abath bath in the river is merely to substitute substitute tute one ope kind c of dirt for another Furthermore a soap that floats Is recommended for use in the San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan a soap that sinks will be in invisible in- in visible visible visible-it it can never be found At AI times the river runs with a smooth oily movement like that of Molten metal so red and so viscous is It with silt At such times the fish become exhausted and flounder on the surface their dorsal fins pro projecting project project- ing ng into the air Then tits tae Hiber buer Hibernian buerman erman er- er man nian needs only to arm himself with witha a club and wade cautiously Into the mud to catch a fish with bare hands after he has stunned It with a blow v. The San Juan was explored a few years ago by a party of engineers of or the department of or the interior who descended It by boat and mapped it deep winding walled close-walled canyon to determine tho the feasibility of certain certain certain tain proposed power and storage projects The voyage was hazardous hazard hazard- ous rapids that made portages necessary necessary necessary essary were numerous and long stretches of shallow water compelled compell compell- ed the members rs of the party to waffle sands quick-sands for lor miles and to drag the tho boats o 0 o- o Dir Mr and and- Mrs Ed Hart gave give a dinner dinner din din- ner Sunday evening the following guests being present Mr and Mrs Mis James Dalgleish Mr and Mrs EV E E. V W. Mr and Mrs Tom Firth irth and A. A J. J Feller |