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Show bends below the ( mouth niouth ) 123 of the San ( Rafael Raffiel ) ( River Iftiver ) . ( M . R . 102 . ) Jones , second Powell expedition ( ( Compl Cornpl ) . Exhibit 628 ) , in diary for September 9 , 1871 , makes the following observation on conditions in Green ( River Rixer ) below the ( mouth moutli ) of the San Rafael : Stopped raining , and we started again at 2.15 p . m . ( The The' The ) river wide , still and very shallow * * * all the boats ran onto a sand bar , All were obliged to get out , the two boats in the rear were easily backed * * * The ( shal- shal ) ( og off ) . water grew more low until at last it was not more than 2 or 3 inches deep . September 11,1871 : The water of the river so thick with sand and mud we could scarcely drink it . * * * Got fast on sand bars several times during the day . September 14,1871 : We ran the entire length of Labyrinth Canyon and so far in this ( Stillwater ( Can- Can ) yon ) finding nothing to stop us but sand bars . September 15,1871 : We were obliged to wade over a sand bar to get our boats into the water of the latter stream ( Green to Colorado ) . Stanton records in Field Notes ( Compl . Exhibit 176 ) , May 25 , 1889 : 3.00 p . rn . we started again . At 4 ( came caine ) to our first ( small sinall ) rapid ( may be Auger , Mile |
