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Show 5485 Mendenhall- D 3495 which this material came that caused the rapid there, and as we were prospecting the condition of the river, as we came around this, just before we left, under this shelving rock was the re-mains of a camp, and on the under side of the rock, painted in white -- with white paint, were those words -- I think it was: " F. H. Wright passed here in 1876; lost one boat in this rapid." Q Do you know who F. H. Wright is? A I met him afterwards at Prescott, Arizona, and he told me something of his trip down the river. Q Well, never mind. Was he a miner or prospector? A Yes. Q How far back up the stream did you go with that boat From Cataract canyon? A From Cataract canyon? Q Yes. A To Moab Q And how did you get it up the river? A We worked it up any way we could; rowed whenever we could and towed whenever as could find a sandbar along which the current of the river ran, we would get out and tow along |