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Show 168 ( stage stdge ) of water ( R . 5225 ) . During his experience south of San Rafael and around Moab in the operation of boats ( he be ) encountered sand bars ( R . 5225-5226 ) ; ( he be ) never got on the sand bars ; he got pocketed once ( below tbelow ) Fort Bottom when running a race ; carried nothing but oars to get off the sand bars ( R . 5227 ) . Colorado River : Castle Creek to Moab ( M . R . , pp . 73-75 ) 1888 , Nov . , Shafer . - ( ( M Al ) . R . 73 , Abs . R . Vol . 2 , p . 1328 : ) No trouble with raft ; easier walking back up river from Moab , because of great amount of work in getting cargo back up river . ( R . 5200-5202 . ) 1898 , Aug . , Henry Grimm . - ( M . R . 73 , Abs . R . Vol . 2 , pp . 1325-1327 : ) Rowed upstream through Nigger Bill and rapids . ( R . 5180-5183 . ) 1907 , Aug . , Sept . , W . E . MendenhalL - ( ( M All ) . R . 73-74 , Abs . R . Vol . 2 , pp . 894-900 : ) Rough water Moab to Richardson Valley at mouth of various washes ; rapids mouth of Castle Creek and at Salt Wash . ( R . 3492-3493 ; 3521-3522 . ) 1907 , Oct . , ( Coeie CoQ--'-e CoQe ) . - ( M . R . 74 , Abs . R . Vol . 2 , p . 1305 : ) No difficulty except at mouth of the river that came in with a swift current . ( R . 5113 . ) 1916 , Aug . , Kolb . - ( M . R . 74 , Abs . R . Vol . , 1 , pp . 242-244 : ) * Portages made in Westwater Canyon , around rapid ; encountered swift , shallow water , ( commenc- commenc ) ing 20 miles below Cisco and continuing down to a |
