We rushed into the water as far as we dared, and they pulled with a will till they came to us, when they all jumped into the water and we tugged the boat ashore, just in time to plunge in again and help the Canonita in the same way.

Dinner over, the rapid was examined and it was discovered that by pulling straight out into it clear of the rocks, we could easily get through.

This was accordingly done and one after the other the boats sped down as if towed by an express train.

Then we ran a number of smaller ones with no trouble, and toward evening arrived at a place where the entire river dropped into a sag, before falling over some very bad rapids.

We avoided the sag by keeping close to the left bank, and rounded a little point into a broad eddy, across which we could sail with impunity.