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Show Blake- D 918 A Then from this shallow place, which shallow for some distance, nearly half a mile, I should judge, I proceeded with the boat into some swift water where there was some protruding which I had to steer the boat. Below this place about half a mile there was a ledge of bed rock extending from the left shore about half way across the river. At places the water showed this bed rock to be very shallowly submerged. Then from this place I picked up Mr. Hoyt and Mr. Moyer, and we proceeded on to another riffle, which I think has a name, but I don't remember it. This riffle was also very shallow. I took the boat through; my oars would strike whenever I felt like lifting the handles and make a sounding. Q Is that the Sonaba riffle you are talking about now? A No, that was another bed rock riffle below, I think. Q Go right ahead. A I believe it was here on the right bank of the river there was a sheer cliff of cobble rocks and gravel cemented together by some natural substance. The river ran against this bank, making deep water along the bank, then directly below there was another shallow and an island, seemed to be fairly deep water on the right side of the island, and deep 2888 |