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Show 226 Good time however was made with the use of the , , motor . ( R . 822 ) His notes state that he had located theNVolvertoii ranch a short distance below the San Rafael ; passed the San Rafael on this second ( trip-they tripthey ) are written in pencil , and they got wet , so they are not very legible ; passed the ( San Sau ) Rafael River at 2.45 ; ( Wolverton Wolverton's Wolvertons ) old ranch was abandoned , or the house was closed ; just below , on the opposite side passed Twin Alcoves , a place mentioned by ( Dellen- Dellen ) baugh in his book , at 4.10 ; camped at 5.45 oil the right side , an ( hour's hours ) run below Twin Alcoves . ( R . 822-823 . ) After leaving the mouth of the San Rafael his notes read : ( Tuesday "Tuesday Tuesday ) , September 13th ; morning brisk , cool ; started at 8.00 a . m . ; struck one sand bar at 8.30 . " That is the only note he made . ( Didn't Didnt ) make a note of those incidents of getting on sand bars , as a rule ; that was just incidental to the work . It was what they call quiet water . . They were trying to make time , and they annoyed them . Would sometimes have to get out of the boat to lighten it , and lift it and pull it around , , and would ( clixnb climb ) in again ; would tamp around with a stick in the deeper water , or judge by the ( cur- cur ) rent ; simply said he made a mistake , if one missed it and the other ( didn't didnt ) ; it was a joke on him . . That is the note he made , ( "Struck Struck ) one sand bar . . " ( R . 823-824 . ) Trouble was encountered at the ( Double-Bowknot DoubleBowknot ) , , which was reached at 10.55 A . M . on the second |