with our gun-straps and some buckskin strings made a raft from small cottonwood logs we found on the bank.

Upon this weaving affair we all three embarked to descend the river in order to meander the course as well as to save our legs.

Steward and Cap.

stood at either end with long poles while I sat in the middle and took the compass sights as we passed along.

There were some sharp little rapids full of rocks, and sometimes it was all we could do to stick on, for the raft being flexible naturally would straddle a big rock and take the form of a very steep house roof.