diagoiuillv was a very loni; liooin, ukuIl- l)y strapi)in- a 

 String- of two lo.us toi;ellKT ami Ik-UI U) tlie shore l)y stout 

 wire cables. It is the only crossiiiL; this side of lianil, 

 seventeen mile.- away. On account of the fierce rush of 

 waters thi> .strins; of logs was swaying- u]) and down, with 

 the boiling water surging over them here and there, the 

 iinier log half covered with slimy, rotten bark, that jieeled 

 and slipped off under loot. 



The guide had on shoes with sharp-pointed s])ikes, 

 which enabled him U) ski]) across the logs with the ease 

 and grace of a dancing master; we had on rubber boots, 

 slippery as glass. There were two logs reaching to the 

 boom and over the.se the guide, seeing we were not in his 

 "skipping ■■ condition advised us to creep on our hands 



and knees. 



I'our of us started across with our feet placed cross- 

 wise of the logs. On getting about a third of the way 

 over the guide halloed at the top of his voice: "Look 

 out you don't slip over; if you do. hang on U) the logs 

 like grim death or you're a goner! No man can swim in 

 this water; he'd be sucked under and into Davy Jones' 

 locker Tore he could say Jack Roliinson I" 



This cheerful bit of information had the effect of 

 making us doubly cautious. P)y dint of balancing and 

 poising, and feeling with t)ur feet for the least slimy 

 places we at last got safely over. We then had time to 

 realize what idiotic fools we had lieen t<> ri>k our lives on 

 such a crossing, and, for what.' — a tew iroul. 



We motioned to tlie tliree men we left on the other 

 side not lo attempt the i)assage. They signalled "all 

 ri"-ht." and we started ahead. Afterwards one of the 



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