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Show 956 ( -section section ) of the river , , dragging the boats was a frequent occurrence . . ( R . . 3152-3153 . . ) At the mouth of Piute Creek it was necessary to portage the supplies around the first two rapids and take the boats through empty . . The boat he was in was nosed through two or three rapids below Piute Creek , , and when they got to the ( tbirteen-foot tbirteenfoot ) rapid it was necessary to portage everything . . The ( thirteen- thirteen ) foot rapid is in Mile 11.4 above the mouth of the river . . ( R . . ( 3753 37503 ) . . ) These are all of the rapids he recalls . . Between the point where he entered the San Juan River and its mouth it is possible to get out of the ( -canyon canyon ) at Goodrich and numerous places above Goodrich . . Below Goodrich it is possible to get out At ( MendenhalFs Mendenhall's Mendenhalls ) cabin , Honaker Trail , Slick Horn Gulch , , Clay Hill Crossing , and ( Zahn's Zahns Zabn's Zabns ) camp . It is inaccessible between ( Zahn's Zahns ) camp and ( Spencer's Spencers ) , camp for several miles in the Great Bend , , and in the last tea or eleven miles below the ( thirteen-foot thirteenfoot tbirteen-foot tbirteenfoot ) rapid . Aside from trails that come into the canyon at ( Men- Men ) ( denhall's denhalls ) cabin , Honaker Trail , , and Slick Horn Gulch , there are trails entering at Piute Farms , , Copper Canyon , Wilson Creek , Springs Gulch , , and ( -other other ) places as shown on the map . ( ( R . 3754-3755 . ) ) There is no settlement at Clay Hill , except a small , ( -stone stone ) building that was once occupied by sheep herders and cattle herders during portions of the year . . ( R . 3755 ) He experienced difficulty while there on the San Juan . with floods . They were only small floods . |