The water became more concentrated and consequently deeper.

It was necessary to unload the boat again and work her on down with a couple of men in her and the rest holding the line on shore as we had done above.

When the roughest part was past in this manner, we made her fast and proceeded to carry her cargo down to this spot which took some time.

It was there put on board again and the hatches firmly secured.

The boat was held firmly behind a huge sheltering rock and when all was ready her crew took their places.
With the Major clinging to the middle cabin, as his chair had been left above and would be carried down later, we shoved out into the swift current, here free from rocks, and literally bounded over the waves that formed the end of the descent, to clear water where we landed on a snug little beach and made the boat secure for the night.