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Show 86 ( indicating). Now, there is not anything on the river much worse than this hole and Rapids No. 5. Now, I would not stay ashore send my boats through the bad rapids. Q When you came to an especially wild scene with a camera right at your side, there was no reason why you should not take a picture, was there? A Let us take this long bad rapids ( indicating). The sky was overcast; it was raining; and we had to get through in quick time, and I did not get a picture of that rapids. Q Were you lining the boats? A I was very much lining the boats, yes. I had to stay ashore and keep the men working in the rain, in spite of the fact that we were tired. Q The purpose of your trip was to see as much of the country as you could and preserve a record of your trip, was it not? A I would have to differ from you there, fundamentally. There were days when I did not take a picture. After I first started my expedition my first through was to get it through; I did not think of pictures. I left it to my camera men, and he has a very good record in moving pictures. Oh, no; this set of pictures ( indicating) does not illustrate by any means the bad water of Cataract Canyon. Q Which is the worst rapids in Cataract Canyon? A I think probably No. 22 here ( indicating), where I 2046 |