It is raining hard, and we have no shelter, but kindle a fire and have our supper.

We sit on the rocks all night, wrapped in our ponchos, getting what sleep we can." At this season of the year there is a good deal of cloudy and rainy weather in the Grand Canyon region, and this makes the gorge decidedly gloomy when one is compelled to stay in it and descend the river.

The next morning with two hours of similar manoeuvring the rapid was passed.
The same day they found a stretch where the river was so swift the boats were tossed from side to side like feathers, entirely unmanageable.

Here they met with another rapid and two of the boats were in such a position they could not escape running it.

But they went through without damage.
Then the third crew tried to reach land, and succeeded, only to find that there was no foot-hold.