All the boats cleared the first rapid without any difficulty, but in the second the _Nell_ struck a sunken rock, though lightly, while our boat landed squarely on the top of a large boulder partially submerged, where we hung fast with the water boiling furiously around and almost coming over the sides.

I tried to get out over the port bow but the current drew me under the boat and I had to get back.
Jack concluded we were only fast by the extreme end of the keel and Jones coming forward Jack slid cautiously out over the stern and felt around with his feet till he touched the rock and put his weight on it.
Thus relieved, the boat lifted slightly and shot away like an arrow but not before Jack leaped on again.

As soon as we could we made land and watched the _Canonita_ which fared still worse.

She struck so hard that two of the after ribs and some planks were stove in.

They then extricated her and pulling her up on the rocky shore we went to work to repair with cleats made from a broken oar.