I spent the day pleasantly with them, however, and parted that evening with many kind wishes and warnings.

The Governor's engineer, who was one of the party, told me all he knew about the river and said I would soon reach the terrible rapids known as the Salto del Gitano--the Gypsey's Leap.
"After leaving the delightful company, I bowled away on a flying current and ere long heard a roar below warning me that I was approaching a dangerous point.

I prepared to take it, no matter what it was.

The river closed in between two natural walls, as narrow as a canal, and danced away at a lively pace.

The water dashed over the rocks that obstructed its passage, and was churned into foam and spray that leaped high into the air.