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Show , considered the worst between ( 180 ISO ) the Cataracts and Lees Ferry , because very swift , shallow water , lots of boulders , no defined channel ; in narrow places floods cause river to rise 75 to 80 feet above ( extreme extreine ) low water ; placer mining stopped in high water , extreme low water , and in cold weather ( R . . 3568-3576 ) . 1895 ( , 2 ) ( 'MendenhalL MendenhalL ) - ( M . R . 131 , Abs . R . vol . 2f pp . 892-893 : ) Lost big boat on Colorado River in Spring of 1895 ; walked from California bar to Hite , some 35 or 40 miles up Colorado River , for his mail ( R . 4282 ) ; in 1895 wind blowing so hard upstream had short , high , choppy waves ; could not get through , so boats were tied up , and big boat became loose and was lost ( R . 3487 ) ; portaged in going into Aztec Rapid , lined boats partially light ( R . 3488-3490 ) . 1898 , Rust . - ( M . R . 131 . , Abs . R . vol . 1 , pp . 617- 621 : ) From Last Chance to Halls Crossing going up stream 60 miles in boats can row and tow , hard work ; in 1898 took boats upstream by rowing and towing ( R . 2257-2263 ) ; he selects small boats because they are easily and quickly managed to avoid sand bars , shoals , whirlpools ; the wind waves drive boat ashore ( R . 2272 ) ; between Crescent Creek and North Wash there are rapids ; from Warm Creek to Lees Ferry water pretty swift ( R . 2274 ) ; the reef or strata of rock runs cross stream 15 miles below Halls Crossing ; he has ( had bad ) trouble there ; it is called Reef Rapid or Shock Rapid ; narrow channel 40 to 50 feet wide ; channel not less than foot deep to ( right rigbt ) side ( R . 2285 ) ; this ledge |