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Show Record 1777 fifteen miles from the river, for supplies. Proceeding on to Green River, Utah, there were the usual daily experiences, with more or less turbulent water. In Lodore Canyon it is somewhat wild, and, to a lesser extent, in Whirlpool Canyon, which im-mediately follows Lodore; also to some extent in Split Mountain Canyon. Then we went through Wonsits Valley, where the river is quiescent for more than one hundred miles and until you reach Desolation Canyon. Through the one hundred mile stretch of quiescent water, we always found sand and mud bars to a greater or less extent, these bars existing where the water has a low 1778 speed. At seven different places we unloaded our boats and portaged between Green River, Wyoming, and Green River, Utah. I think we portaged twice in Lodore Canyon and possibly once in Desolation Canyon and in places lined the boats. On the two oc-casions in Lodore and the one occasion in Desolation Canyon I 1779 think we took our boats entirely out of the water, Three men had little difficulty in dragging the boats over the rocks and we did not have to use skids at any time. We met no boats between Green River, Wyoming, and Green River, Utah, arriving at 1780 Green River, Utah, on October 9, 1909. As I recall they were building the dam above Green River, Utah, when we came through. Through the twenty- five mile stretch above Green River, Utah, the water was fairly quiescent compared with the river above, but there was some smooth water, especially around the dam site; how-ever, nothing noticeably difficult with the exception of an oc- 1781 casional sand bar. Although I wouldn't want the job, I suppose I could have taken the same boat I had from Green River, Utah, back up to Green River, Wyoming, but it could not be done by one man. I do not believe it could have been done with cars. We left Green River, Utah, on October 11, resupplying our party at that 1782 point. We took our supplies with us in the boats, which were prac- tically open boats, although it had been intended to deck them over and make them water proof and air tight. From Green River, |
