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one of the men fell just as the boat was going over, 
the jerk throwing most of the others down, which caused 
a sudden strain on the rope, burying the bow of the 
boat in the fall, so that it immediately filled and was 
carried away. Luckily there were no rocks, or it would 
have been broken into small pieces. The load had been 
taken out and carried across, so fortunately we lost 
nothing but the time taken to bale. 
The rain recommenced on the 14th and fell continu- 
ously, so that the river rose about four inches during the 
night of 1 6th. 
We ran the last of the falls at 8 p.m. on the 18th, 
and arrived at Kalacoon without further incident at 
10.30, a.m., having been exactly five weeks away. 
