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Show time ( ho he ) was running the 778 boat himself , but not ( al- al ) ways . It was sufficiently frequent , however , so that ( he lie ) gathered considerable information regarding the river . During these operations he observed that the channel changed very rapidly , that being very characteristic of the river , and from trip to trip he had to be very careful watching for the channel that was taken the day before and would very often be grounded . This condition was ( gen- gen ) erally ( tiue tTue ) on the trips made . ( R . 2992 . ) Changes in the water level of the river are most rapid during the months of July and August when there ( are aTe ) numerous thundershowers , and freshets coming in from side streams . That is the time when the greatest trouble is had from bars . The ( cliange change ) in the stage of the water ( brought brought- brought ) about a change in the bars because of the increase of sediment in the water . These streams coming in from the side , the water carries more silt , and change of speed of the current starts the shifting on the bottom of the stream . ( ( B R ) . 2993 . ) He has ( made inade ) trips from Moab to the Frank Shafer well [ No . 1 ] on horseback but has never been below the well in that way . ( ( E R ) . 2993 . ) He has forded the river . In ( running runiiing ) his own boat , coming upstream , their greatest difficulty is at points where bars cross ( com- com ) pletely across the river , making shallow water all the way , insufficient draft for a small boat , and becoming ( stuck stuch ) on sand on these bars is quite ( com- com ) |