Our opinion was, they were served just right: first, because they had stolen our property, and, second, because they had so little sense.

The walls had rapidly grown in altitude, and near the river were vertical so that climbing out at this place was a particularly difficult undertaking.

The river was still very high, but not at the highest stage of this year, which had been passed before the Canonita party had come down to the Paria from Fremont River.

But the canyon was even yet uncomfortably full and we were hoping the water would diminish rapidly, for high tide in such a place is a great disadvantage.

The stream was thick with red mud, the condition from which it derived its name, and it swept along with a splendid vigour that betokened a large reserve flood in the high mountains.