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Show River Party SafeRadio Safe , RadIO Report StatesGio States StatesGloving - GIO Gloving 'ring ring 'lug lug ' ' apprehen apprehension lOn as to the thesafety thesafety thesafety , safety of the party o 0- 0 0fa c ' - to fa fo r l ' menand men menland menand land and tOomen V's Vs two t\\O t O " \ ' \ o is \ women \\omen omen \ omenho omen who \\ho ho 's s \ ' ho are attemptingto attemptmgto attemptmg attempting to shoot the rapids of the Colo Colo'rado Cob Cobratio Colorado 'rado rado ratio ' river rher riser in 111 three boats was re reJ reI re1 J I eved eyed today a at t noonI noon \I I \ ' when 'shen shen hen a re cc report ccport report port came caine in over the radio that thatthe thatthe thatthe the expedition had reached a pomt point pomtabout pointabout pointabout about 100 miles mlIes above Lee Lees s Ferr Ferr3 Ferr3and Ferrand } and that all membersere members \ ' were \\ere ere 'sere sere safeThe safeThe safe safeThe The party headed by NormanNevllls Norman NormanNevlIls NormanNevills NevlIls Nevills of Mexic Mexican Mexlc\n Mexlc n ' \ n Hatas Hat was \\as as v.as vas \ \ . sched ached scheduled acheduled scheduled uled to reach Lee Lees s Ferry on July 4The 4The 4 4The The radio report repolt gave no de dehils detubs detills hils tubs as to 1.0 10 . the cause for the delay delayalthough delayalthough delayalthough although it is behe\ behe beliei believed beheed \ ed ad that the ex e'c ec extremely e'ctremely extremely ' tremely high water has caused the theparty theparty theparty party consideiable consldelable considexable trot troible trotbie ble in 111 por per portagJng pertaging portaging tagJng taging around rapids rapidsA A J .1 1 . Hansen and F S Andeisonof Andelsonof Andelson Andeison . of the U S geological survey .ho ho ssho sshoare . whoare .hoare are stationed at Lee Lees s Ferry have havebeen havebeen havebeen been keeping up a 24 hour vIgIl vIgIlduring vigilduring vigilduring during the pastI past \I I \ ' 'seekTodays week 'seek seek weekTodays eel . Todays Today s radio repol report repoit t came from fromthe fromthe fromthe the national pal paiK I . sel seivice vIce at Grand GrandCan GrandCan3on GrandCannon Can Can3on on Ariz Anz who reported that thatthey thatthey thatthey they had picked up aI a \I I \ ' weak 'seak seak eak radIo radIobroad.ast radiobroadLast radiobroadcast broad\.ast broad.ast broad .ast ast broadLast \ . from . the paity palty pai ty statingthat statmg stating statmgthat statingthat that all membersere members \ ' were \\ere ere 'sere sere \ safe The Thepresent Thepresent Thepresent present location 10catlon of the expedition expeditionwas was given at 100 miles nules north of ofI ofLees ofLees I Lee Lees s Ferry \ ' which 'shich shich hlch is m in the vlcim vicini vicinity vicinity ty of Hite Rite No details of the party s sexperiences sexperiences I experiences were given The expe expeI expetitian expedition I ditIon titian cairled caaied cairied a small radio broad broadcastmg broadcasting broadcasting castmg casting setIf set setIf If the radio repoit repast repol t is true thepartv the thepart3 part part3 has successfully negotiated negotiatedthe the rapids in m Cataract canyon said saidto saidto to be among theI the 'sorst sorst w \I I \ ' orst on the Colo Cola Colorado Colarado Colorado rado nver river No serious serrous trouble troubleshould troubleshould troubleshould should be experienced in m navigat navigating navigatbig navigating ing big the 100 miles nules rules to Lee Lees s Ferry Ferryalthough Ferryalthough although some dangerous laplds lapids lapldsare lapidsare lapidsare are located below that pomtThe pointThe point pomt pointThe The expedition left Greenriveron Greenriver on June 20 expecting to reach Lee s sFerry SFerry sFerry Ferry on July 4 and Boulder Dam Damon Damon Damon on July 31 Apparently it is now a aweek \ ' 5 eek behind behmd scheduleThe scheduleThe schedule scheduleThe The party is headed by Mr MrNevills MrNevills MrNevtils Nevills and the other members are areMIss areMiss areMiss MIss Elzada EIzada Clover and Miss LoIS LoISJotter LoisJotter LoisJotter Jotter botanists of the Umverslty University Universityof Umversltyof of Michigan Don Harris U Sgeological S Sgeologlcal Sgeological geologlcal geological survey engineerV engineer \ W \V V C CGIbson CGibson CGibson GIbson of San Francisco artist and andphotogra'Pher andphotographer andphotographer photogra'Pher photograPher ' and Eugene Atkin Atkinson Atkinson Atkinson son of the University of Michigan Michiganzoologist Michiganzoologist Michiganzoologist MichiganzoologistDue zoologist zoologistDue Due to the t\1e t 1e \ extremely high stage stageof stageof stageof of the river much fear has been beenexpressed beenexpressed expres expressed ed b3 b } experienced rivermen rivermenthat rivermenthat rivermenthat that the party would be unable tonavigate to tonavIgate tonavigate navIgate the rapids safely The Thenver Thenver Thenver nver is at the highest July stage stagein stagein stagein in 10 vears ears-fiowmg ears fiowmg ears-f1owmg f1owmg - flowing at the rate of of"70 of70 ' " second feet beet 70 70000 000 |