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The Colorado River 
they approached the cliff the river made a sharp bend, around which 
the raft swept, disclosing to them, in a long vista, the water lashed 
into foam, as it poured through a narrow precipitous gorge, caused 
by huge masses of rock detached from the main walls. There was 
Cataract Canyon Rapid at Low Water. 
Photograph by E. O Beaman, U. S. Colo. Riv. Exp 
no time to think. The logs strained as if they would break their 
fastenings. The waves dashed around the men, and the raft was 
buried in the seething waters. White clung to the logs with the grip 
of death. His comrade stood up for an instant with the pole in his 
hands, as if to guide the raft from the rocks against which it was 
