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Show 22- . , through its own power ; ( the file ) boats are buoyant ( -to to ) a great extent , and while they were heavily Ioadefl2 water would force them right through , and their oars were continually ( striking striEng ) these rocks . They ( weren't werent I'VeTel-I't IVeTelIt ) big rocks , sticking above the surface . One of those rapids is called the Bull Frog Rapid ; ( another aliother ) is close to ( Halls TIalls ) Creek , and another is * : , " called Bed Rock Rapid ; the water pocket fold there is close to Halls Creek , and then there is a rapid below Bridge Canyon . ( R . Vol . 5 , pp . 803-804 . ) Bull Frog Rapid was just below the mouth of Bull ( Frog-Creek FrogCreek ) in Glen Canyon , another rapid was at the water pocket fold which is above the Escalante River . Another rapid ( was Nvas ) located as being at ( Hall's Halls ) Creek and another at the mouth of Bridge Canyon , about eight and ( one-half onehalf ) miles below the mouth of the San Juan River . ( R . ( 805-806 S05406 ) . ) Besides the rapids ( mentioned iiielitioned ) there were other places where the water would speed up that ( he lie ) called riffles . Beyond the last rapid , trouble ( with -with with ) grounding and running into sand bars was ( experi experi- experi ) enced down as far as Lees Ferry . ( R . 806 . ) From the last rapid to Lees Ferry boats would ground ; they would run ( on oil ) to ( sand saild ) bars which ( would -Ni-ould Niould ) check ( tbeii-speed tbeiispeed ) ; had extra oars on the deck of the boat ; would loosen one of those and use that ( as -is is ) a pole and try to push back upstream , the same |