We ool throu-li, however, willioul nnv -r-:iUt inis- 

 hap Hum Invakin- Uk- ril. of oiu- canoe and shivpinR >"iiie 

 waUa- into anollKM'. A k-w niinnk-s alU-r cnitTuing from 

 Uk- iH.ilin- ■■ Roekv Rips" \vc la-ard Hk- roar of Uie tails 

 about a nnk- further clown. The sound was -ran.l, 

 an.l WL- thou-ht we were -oin- to have another exeitiuK' 

 run. but the -Hides said that wl- i the si)ort> - would have 

 to get out. walk through the woods to the bottom of the 

 falfs, > about a half mile.) This was to lighten the 



PENOBSCOT river; BATfAU UN THE RAPIDS AT "HALF-WAV HOUSE. 



canoes. Tliey then rearranged the loads and started 

 down the f.dls bv water while we went down by land, and 

 it was darker in the woods than it was on the ruer. \\ e 

 stumbled and trijipe.l ..ver roots and logs, while the 

 guides stumbled and trijM'ed over rocks. We got through 

 all ri<dit and so did they— after a fashion. One man had 



