Show meandering RIVER KIVER reprint rights reserved in the introductory instalment installment of this story the reader was taken as far as the goodridge today we will introduce although somewhat belatedly the members of the party and describe somewhat VIC manner of work they were commissioned to do K NV trimble topographic engineer and chief of party a sturdy fellow experienced in topographic work was well chosen his even evan temper and calm judgement jud gement was wa admirably fitted to the task of keeping the maximum amount of harmony among the group of seven who were to be together in close asso association lation for from three to five months then there was the at first slightly portly pertly geologist ge H D disei sir mr miser soon endeared himself to everybody with his gentle southern draw and capacity for accepting the most gruelling gruenling gru elling tasks with the utmost complacency ency in rapid succession we now introduce the lesser lights R T allen alien I 1 of los angeles Ane reles held the position of recorder heber christensen of moab was vas responsible for the cooking of our meager fare while bert loper of green river was chief boatman one of the most important positions as his was the responsibility of transporting food and equipment thru the fast water hugh hyde of bluff was one rodman while elwyn blake was also a rodman and boatman when 0 occasion demanded now that introductions are over we v e must i etrace our steps and view more closely the canyon thru ahr u which we hurried last week camp was mace one evening at a very narrow part of the canyon sheer cliffs rose from the very waters edge so we i ere rn able to proceed on foot and as the r river had been rising and waz v as cry swift our heavily loaded boats were considered inadequate to ta transport boti both men and supplies two of the paita part therefore climbed clarot ed the cliffs and found that they could descend narrow portion of the river thus solving a difficult problem prot lem during our nights stay I 1 decided to prospect for gold I 1 therefore burned out a frying pan and started to vork byork selecting a spot near the water I 1 carefully dug the dirt dilt from between two large boulders when the contents cont puts of rny my pan was reduced to a small amount of black sand careful scrutiny disclosed a few colors trailing in the sand having proven that t there here was god in the san juan river I 1 canyon I 1 abandoned the project As the river had bad dropped 1 during I the night and the flood continued to re recede cede it vas deemed sa safe f e t to 0 run th the ie boats thru loper and I 1 each manned a boat baat and soon the task was accomplished com shed proceeding onward we reached a frame house near the river liver and the high bih g ruck krown known pa T mexican olex ican hat some seme of the par party walked wi leej the three quarters ofa md ti ile I 1 to the settlement of aex hat following the lunch hour W we 0 worked downstream down dawn tream stream climbing cli effs avd ard over adges cd es gamp camp was made for jho the night ni ht on a sani bar As there viere s sorie sor 0 ie hish high fand aves running in the river near camp two of us decided to swim them and had an enjoyable time rolI following owing a reace peaceful ful night we again walked down river and nae le letl d i a point just above the goodridge Goodri dg 1 bridge hert hero we campst in the shade of a cliff most moist oi of us as spent thi the bal i ance of the morning wr writing biting and just loafing at the crimp in the shade of i cliff near the waters eige the party re rested t rind and wasted waited for a packer who wa to transport by mule back bacic arch 1 vur upp plies lios of aej brint our mail i I 1 for several days we waited but in i avain vain finally a local young man was wal hired for the job lie ile was vas wesley 1 oliver of bluff and an hat while waiting for the CK who i i never arrived mr miser tool took hs his i first long hike ahen ahen he be walked to alhambra peak from this time oi mi cm then than poi doity vy friend began to so I 1 idita ito a sinewy hard ghys phys physical who was almost ti tireless as wo we shall learn later i |