. The Klondyke . CLEMENTS GUIDE TO THE KLONDYKE. 17 There is a portage of a mile and a half around thisplace if it is desired to avoid the danger that way. SAW FOUR riEN ahead of us, when we got to the head of thecanjOn was a party of four young men in a boat oftheir own construction. How long they had beenthere I do not know, nor did I learn their craft started through the canyon all right, andthey gave a yell or a cheer. Their steersman musthave lost control of the boat, for they had gone buta short distance when we saw their boat leave thecrest and dash against the st
. The Klondyke . CLEMENTS GUIDE TO THE KLONDYKE. 17 There is a portage of a mile and a half around thisplace if it is desired to avoid the danger that way. SAW FOUR riEN ahead of us, when we got to the head of thecanjOn was a party of four young men in a boat oftheir own construction. How long they had beenthere I do not know, nor did I learn their craft started through the canyon all right, andthey gave a yell or a cheer. Their steersman musthave lost control of the boat, for they had gone buta short distance when we saw their boat leave thecrest and dash against the stone sides. It was allover in less time than it takes to tell it, for the boatinstantly turned over and disappeared with all on is an undercurrent which boils and rolls fromside to side, and we supposed they were caught inthat, for we never saw a sign of them or their outfitafterwards. WHITE HORSE RAPIDS. Grand canyon and White Horse rapids, which aretwo miles below the canyon, had caused thirteendeath
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