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Show Record sand bars. We swung into the Colorado and started up that stream, 3475 going first to a point just below Hole- in- the rock, located several miles above that mouth of the San Juan. We arrived at the mouth of the San Juan River some time in the latter part of October or first of November. In going up the Colorado we rowed and towed and lined, adopting the most convenient method. On our San Juan River trip we portaged a large part of our cargo at two points, namely, at the Piute Raped and at the other rapid below to which I have referred. Both Piute Creek and the other stream at the mouth of which the other rapid that we portaged was located flow from Navajo Mountain. 3476 After our pack train arrived we swam the animals across the Colorado River at Hole- in- the- Rock, leaving them on the west side of the river there. In getting the animals across we were in the boat and held their heads and swam them. The pack outfit had come across the country with supplies from Bluff, in charge of two members of our party. We met our pack outfit at Hermit Lake, located between the San Juan and Colorado Rivers, but previously had gone up the river with our empty boats to meet the pack train at the mouth of Lake Canyon and take our supplies down in the boats. From 3477 Hole- in- the- Rock I went out to Escalante to lock for a base of supplies on the west side of the river. While I was gone the other six members of the party started up the river with the boats. This was about the holidays. I was so late getting around that they concluded I was lost. They went up the river to try to get to the California Bar of which they had heard from a river man by the name of Meskin. I did not succeed in reaching Escalante, but got supplies at Rabbit Valley and had to wait until teams came up from the California Bar and then took the supplies down the river, I going on horseback ahead. I met my party just below Hall's Crossing. I procured supplies at a town called Loa in Rabbit Valley, and the man who was hauling for the California Bar took them down 3479 for us. His name is Chaffin and he is the father of Mr. Chaffin who |