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should all have been drowned. Instead of 

 this, she fell on her side again at the lap cliff 

 at the foot of the first fall, splitting her, as 

 sailors say, fore and aft ; for she was split from 

 the fore thwart to the stern, but, fortunately 

 for us, righted at once before filling entirely. 

 In the mean time, as we were approaching 

 rapidly the second fall, I made good use 

 of the pole, and got her squarely across the 

 stream, so that the whole of the boat would 

 tumble at once. The second drop, not being 

 nearly so great, strengthened our courage; 

 besides, the men on the shore were en- 

 couraging us, and the Indians with their 

 canoe were running down with it to where 

 they could get off to us the readiest if it 

 became necessary. Well, we went down 

 over the second fall, which completed the 

 splitting, and filled her with water. I was 

 able to get her in this condition to a little 

 island about 75 yards distant, when the 

 Indians came and took us to the shore. I 

 heard afterwards the old boat was so com- 

 pletely shattered that she was not again used. 

 This was my first experience at Bang's Falls, 

 and it was my last ; and even now, after a lapse 



