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The Colorado River 
which we had paused, and then in short order over four more 
tremendous ones. When we had run a fifth, in which we re¬ 
ceived a violent shaking-up, we went into camp on the left 
bank at the head of another roarer, or pair of them, and hast- 
Side Canyon of Cataract Canyon. 
1500 feet deep—20 feet wide at bottom, 300 feet at top. 
Photograph by E. O. Beaman, U. S. Colo. Riv. Exp. 
ened to throw off our saturated clothes and put on the dry 
from out the friendly rubber sacks. I never before understood 
the comfort of being dry. The topographers recorded a good 
day’s work: nine miles and eight powerful cataracts. Cataract, 
we decided was the proper name for these plunges, for though 
