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Show 0 677 ( R . 2583 . ) ( Tlie The ) nearest ( thing tlihig ) that by any ( interpre interpre- interpre ) ( tation tIltion ) would be called a rapid ( was war ) not very many miles below the mouth of the canyon ( which Nhich ) ( drains- drains draim ) . from Rainbow bridge ; it is called Aztec Canyon . The ( condition coifflition ) is more ( serious serioits ) then from the fact . it ( was-more wasmore ) difficult from ( the flie ) fact that that ( night night- night ) there occurred one of the heaviest and most widely spread ( cloud-bursts cloudbursts ) they encountered . A ( tremen trenien- trenien ) dous storm ( broke brollce ) , precipitation heavy enough to raise the river several feet . ( R . 2583 . ) Previous to reaching that rapid , his ( engine engilie ) had gone out completely , and ( tliat that ) one of the ( other other- other ) engines had also failed ; my ( engine eiigine ) simply scoured out the gears ; left it on the ( bank balik ) . One of the ( other other- other ) engines had gone completely , leaving only two that we were working , the one that Tom ( Wimmer Whniner ) had , , and the one that his son was handling . In ( order- order ) to get a working arrangement , the two boats were ( lashed hished ) together . His boat vas lashed ahead ( to' to ) Mr . Tom ( Wimmer Wimmer's Wimmers ) boat , that of Jones ahead of the others ; the disabled ( Evinrude EvinTude ) was taken ( along along- along ) to furnish spare parts for the ( two tivo ) remaining ones ; ( operated o1jerated ) at a ( thirty-six thirtysix ) foot unit , with ( Mr -Mr Mr ) . ( Wimmer Whruner ) steering ( his bis ) boat , with Bill ( Jones Joiies ) helping with the oars , and with me in the Evinrude boat rowing ; the other unit was operated by Andy ( Wimmer Winimer ) . That had happened previously to where we came to this rougher water which might be described as a rapid . ( ( E R ) . 2583-2584 . ) ( Sand Saud ) bars ( were Nvere ) less trouble on the upstream trip than on the down , when the ( river Tiver ) was low ; were |
