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Show though they are small , the 964 greatest fall of a single rapid being only ( 131A 13Y2 ) feet . " ( R . 3775 . ) When ( he lie ) made the statement in his report ( "that that ) these rapids are ( small" small ) ( he lie ) had in mind as a standard , the rapids in Cataract Canyon and other places , the profile sheets of which ( he lie ) had compared with the ( pro- pro ) file of the San Juan River . He had seen Aztec Rapids and a few small rapids in Grand Canyon near the foot of Bright Angel Trail and ( he lie ) had those in mind when he reported that the rapids in the San Juan were small . ( R . 3774-3775 . ) In other words , he had made an investigation and comparison before he made the statement ( "that that ) these rapids were " I small . He recalls making the statement on page 2 of the same report : ( "The The ) ( voyage voyacre ) was attended by ( strenu strenu- strenu ) ¬ ous labor and hardships , such as may always be expected in exploring an unknown canyon with its rapids in an uninhabited region , " which statement was made after he had been down the canyon and after ( he lie ) had gained all the knowledge which ( lie he ) now possesses on the subject ( , . ) He recalls speaking of groundings when ( he be ) arrived at Piute Farms , which is a wide , open country ( extend extend- extend ) ¬ ing from Clay Hill Crossing down to ( Spencer's Spencers ) camp , a distance of twenty miles . ( R . 3776-3777 . ) The channel of the river there is more or less ( per- per ) manent but the depth of water varies from time to time in the channel , and in that twenty ( miles iniles ) the river is of such a character that frequent groundings were necessary , especially during the low stage of |
