Chapter IV. 



water very cold, tioiii two to three feet deep, and the current 

 fau-ly swift. A hue of uieu was formed iu tlie water, stretching 

 from one Ijauk to the other, aud the porters witli their loads 

 crossed up-stream of them. In this way any man who slipped 



NEAR FORT PORTAL. 



or staggered was iuunediately caught aud held ; and in the 

 space of al)out one hour the whole caravan was gathered on tlie 

 opposite hank, Avhich was very steep aud coven-d with tliick 

 grass. Not a single jjarcel had heeu lost. 



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