Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . AYANS IULLING THE RAFT. fifty miles in eleven hours. This was one ofthe very few days that we were not agroundfor any appreciable length of time, and thedistance traveled was great enough to establishfirmly the reputation of the river as probablythe swiftest stream of any magnitude in theworld. A\e were aground but once that day,having run ui)on a submerged rock while theentire party was occupied in using four bearsfor movable but untouched targets. We cameto a halt with a shock that would have dis- jointed our craft had she b
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . AYANS IULLING THE RAFT. fifty miles in eleven hours. This was one ofthe very few days that we were not agroundfor any appreciable length of time, and thedistance traveled was great enough to establishfirmly the reputation of the river as probablythe swiftest stream of any magnitude in theworld. A\e were aground but once that day,having run ui)on a submerged rock while theentire party was occupied in using four bearsfor movable but untouched targets. We cameto a halt with a shock that would have dis- jointed our craft had she been less stanchthan a w^ell-nigh solid piece. She swungsafely around, however, and in three minutesAvas again holding her undisturbed way. About three oclock a most remarkable rockwas seen on the east bank of the river, spring-ing directly out of a level plain, bounded inthe distance by a crescent of low hills sweep-ing around a huge bend in the river. It wasprobably three hundred feet high, and rosewith perpendicular sides from the plain. On THE GREAT RIVER OE A
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