Beaman, by setting his camera far back on the rocks, was able to get a view to the top, with us in it by the river, while we were trying to work the boats past a rapid.

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Not far below this the walls closed in again.

Powell and Thompson tried to climb out, but they failed on the first trial and had no time to make a fresh start.

They came back to camp and as soon as an early supper was over we started on--about five o'clock.