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Show Record anybody in a boat on the river. We made the run from Greenriver, Utah, to Wolverton's ranch, about 24 miles in one day. Wolverton's ranch is right close to the mouth of the San Rafael. The water in that section is sifter than it was above the bridge at Greenriver. There are nu-merous rocks, some of them projecting above the water and most of 787 them directly underneath the water. Between Greenriver, Utah, and the mouth of the San Rafael our boats on one or two instances 788 run onto a rock but swung clear. From the mouth of the San Rafael we entered Labyrinth Canyon. In that canyon we frequently ran onto sand bars; the river spreads out, has a widening course and changing channel. Most of the time I think it was more than 400 feet wide. Sometimes we could tell where the sand bars were; sometimes we could not and 789 would hit them pretty hard, but we would endeavor all the time to look over our shoulders and pick out what we thought was the running water, the deeper channels. We had two boats. I was in one and my brother in the other. We were rowing with our backs to the current when in quiet water, and where we saw a rapid was clear of rocks, even if it had a considerable drop, we would pull down 790 stream to make time. If we had had some one in the stern or the bow of the boat who could have seen the bars ahead it would have helped; or if we had had a man steering who could look down stream, if would have helped; but we did not have such a man at that time. Coming out of Labyrinth canyon you soon get into Stillwater canyon. Stillwater canyon is more confined than is Labyrinth. We did not have much trouble in Stillwater canyon. It runs clear to the mouth of Greenriver. In the section between Greenriver, Utah, and the mouth of the Green River we did not meet any boats or any people, except below Wolverton's ranch. Wolverton had a power boat of which he was very proud. We did not see any boats in actual operation as we went down. In the section where the Wolvertons lived, there were a |
