Nowhere had the cliffs risen above one thousand feet, and the river had an average fall of five feet to the mile.

This was the first party on record to navigate, for any considerable distance, the canyons of Grand River.

From the Junction they proceeded up the Green, towing the boat, desiring to reach the Rio Grande Western Railway crossing, one hundred and twenty miles away.

By this time their rations were much diminished and they allowed themselves each day only one-half the ordinary amount, at the same time going on up the river as fast as possible, yet at the end of about eight days, when still thirty miles from their destination, they were reduced to their last meal.
Fortunately they then arrived at the cabin of some cattlemen, Wheeler Brothers, who, discovering their plight, put their own ample larder, with true Western hospitality, at the surveyors' disposal.

Thus opportunely fortified and refreshed, the men reached the railway crossing the following night.
In reviewing all the early travels through this inhospitable region, one is struck by the frequent neglect of the question of food-supplies.