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i'hiito bv Kolb Brothers 



One of the most difficult rapids of lyodore Canyon, Colorado, on the Green River. 

 Nothing but the motion picture gives any idea of the immense force of the water as it 

 shoots out in a dozen different directions. The rapids increase in violence below this barrier. 

 The slightest mishap here meant the destruction of the boat, at least, if not that of the party. 



deal about our own troubles about this 

 time. 



Below this we found several other 

 deserted ranches. On asking the few 

 people we met the reason, they gave us 

 ■evasive answers. Finally one man said 

 that the country was infested with des- 

 perados and cattle thieves, and that a 

 person had to be in with them or was not 

 permitted to remain there. Our infor- 

 mant was there for some reason or other. 

 We were told that the man at the first 

 ranch had been murdered two years be- 

 fore ; his body was placed in a boat and 

 started down the river. We were also 

 told that we were fortunate to get away 

 from the ranch in the canyon with our 

 "Valuables. The owner of this place had 

 committed many depredations, and had 

 f.erved a term for cattle-stealinsf. Offi- 



cers, disguised as prospectors, took em- 

 ployment with him, and helped him kill 

 and skin some cattle. The skins, with 

 the tell-tale brands, were then burned 

 and buried. The officers turned in their 

 evidence against him, and he was con- 

 victed. 



This explained the strange actions of 

 the men we had assisted. They thought 

 we were trying a similar game. We had 

 helped them steal eight horses and a colt 

 ourselves ! 



In the lower end of Brown's Hole we 

 saw a great many beaver and number- 

 less Cottonwood trees that they had cut 

 down (see page 142). On two or three 

 occasions our boats narrowly escaped 

 splitting on snags of trees which they 

 had buried in the river. 



About the time we passed from Utah 



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