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Show lead boat . . Danger of current 17 coming between bow of boat and shore , turning boat back toward the middle of stream , ( dashing dasbing ) it on rocks . . All boat wrecks be knows of on river , have been caused by being caught in ( "holes" holes ) or whirlpools while lining large rapids . It is ail extremely difficult and ( dan- dan ) gerous operation . ( R . 78-79 . ) Boats are always unloaded when lining , and at first rapids , , the stuff was carried along rocky shore from half to ( three- three ) quarters of a mile ; boats then lined down to lower end of rapids . ( R . 79 . ) Second rapids were one of worst ( encountered elicountered ) ; ; . indicated on map as a mile or more in length ; ( nec- nec ) essary that equipment be carried along shore for practically a mile . Where two rapids come together is the next bad point ; ; boats lined the distance of the two rapids , probably ( three-quarters threequarters ) of a mile . Lined boats four times only , as he remembers . ( R . 80 . ) Holes were made in boats at Rapids No . 5 , the fifth bad rapids they ( came calne ) to . At Fourth of July Rapids one large boat completely overturned while lining and necessary to let boat drift down out the hole ; ; hatches found broken in when boat came to shore . The second large boat , " Coronado , " was badly injured ( going croing ) through this rapids ; had to be patched . These were the major ( "accidents accidents ) to boats ( going goiucr ) through the Cataract . ( R . 81-82 . ) Trip made during high water ; nothing in ( Cat- Cat ) aract Canyon to ( indicate iudicate ) recent higher stages of ( 33307-31-voi 3330731voi ) . * 1-2 |