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Show practically the same as 561 the Stanton expedition . They were ( twenty-two twentytwo ) feet long , four and a ( half ME ) foot beam , ( thirty-two thirtytwo ) inches ( deep deel ) , ( keel heel ) boats , ( air- air ) tight compartments ; ( water-tight watertight ) compartments in the end and for the ( hatches-for hatchesfor ) the supplies . ( ( E R ) . 1904-1905 . ) They left Greenriver in the morning and dropped down about five miles to what was called ( Devil's Devils ) Auger , quite ( rougli rough ) at that stage of water . ( ( E R ) . 1905 . ) ( From Froul ) there on down to the mouth of the San Rafael , or what was ( known luiown ) at that time as ( Wheeler's Wheelers ) ranch , they encountered riffles . The river bed was mostly of a rock ( ormation formation ) , boulders . and rocks all through the channel . ( R . ( 1905 19-05 ) . ) They also grounded some , but not bad . When they arrived at ( Wheeler's Wheelers ) ranch they decided it ( wouldn't wouldnt ) be safe to take all the provisions through Cataract Canyon , and they made arrangements ( with w3ith ) the ( Wheeler 'Wheeler Wheeler ) brothers to take a load by wagon to Dandy Crossing . ( ( E R ) . 1906-1907 . ) ( Prom From ) there on they passed through Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons , where the creek crosses back and forth . It is pretty hard to tell ( where -where where ) it crosses , and they ( were -were were ) on sand bars quite a lot . In that stretch of the river through Labyrinth and Stillwater canyons , their boats grounded on sand bars but not as ( fre- fre ) quently as he did on the later trip down there , on account of the water conditions . But we were on sand bars plenty . Got off these sand bars by getting out and ( waded -waded waded ) , or push off with the oars , : 1.1307-31 ( -VOL VOL ) . 1-36 |