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Show encountered trouble at 392 mile post ( --tliat tliat ) ( is iis- iis ) , ( in I'll Ill ) the way of ( sandbars-at sandbarsat ) mile posts 64 , 63 , 56 , 46 , ( 44 41 ) , 33 , 321 30 , 287 262 and 2 . These are ( miles iniles ) above the confluence of the two rivers . ( R . 1352 . ) At the time he made this trip ( he lie ) had a United States - Geological Survey Map , Water Supply Paper 396 ( 1917 ) , being a profile survey ( in ill ) the Colorado River Basin . He kept a record by means of ( iiota- iiota ) tions of miles on that map , he knew where the main sandbars were , and he checked up at the time he ( went Nvent ) down . He mapped the ( whole NIlole ) way going down , so ( he lie ) knew . ( R . 1353 . ) The object of doing thatwas ( two-fold-fi twofoldfi ) rst , he was supposed to find if there ( were -were were ) any geological structures and to study the geology down the Colorado River ( be- be ) low Moab and second he made it a point to find , , out the navigability of the stream as far as to the mouth of Indian Creek ( , . ) because they had acreage which they had hoped to drill in that territory . Those were his instructions . ( R . 1353 . ) ( Prom From ) milepost two above the confluence of the two rivers had no trouble down to Cataract ( Can- Can ) yon . ( Prom From ) the headwaters of the Cataract ( Can Can- Can ) yon they turned around and went up , back up to the confluence and up the Green River . ( R . 1353 . ) Had sand bars that they encountered at eleven places on the Green River at miles 2 4 14 18 ( 20 9-0 ) , , , , , , 237 24 , 257 272 30 , and 31 . At about ( niilepost milepost ) 181 2 they encountered such swift water that it took them approximately an |
