But he had the Report, and there is no excuse for his neglecting so indispensable an article of the outfit.

He was warned over and over again to neglect no precaution.

I distinctly remember that the Major told him in so many words, 'not to underestimate the dangers of the river, and to never be caught off guard.'" On a previous page I have remarked that proper boats and a knowledge of how to handle them are more important than life-preservers, but that does not mean that a party should leave the life-preservers behind.

In descending the Colorado every possible precaution must be taken.

The first of these is the right kind of boats, second, proper arrangement as to food-supplies, and, third, life-preservers, etc.