Our journey continued along the right bank(the right bank and the left bank are
always the banks on the right or left hand of the person going downstream), The left
bank on the other hand rose to high bluffs sloping abruptly into the water. These
bluffs contain many caves and clefts. This row of hills, called La Cote du Grand
Manitou, extends six English miles along the stream to the mouth of a creek.
always the banks on the right or left hand of the person going downstream), The left
bank on the other hand rose to high bluffs sloping abruptly into the water. These
bluffs contain many caves and clefts. This row of hills, called La Cote du Grand
Manitou, extends six English miles along the stream to the mouth of a creek.
By evening we were opposite the end of this chain of hills. Here the Missouri makes
a sharp curve to the west, and the already low left bank of the river changes sud-
denly into shallows, so that our boat touched bottom, although it drew only two feet
of water. The yellowish gray color of the water of the Missouri, impregnated with
clay, made it impossible to recognize such places, and the sounding lead usually
leaves the boatman in the lurch in a swiftly flowing current, with the boat moving
slowly upstream. After the boat had been set afloat again, it nevertheless seemed
impossible to get directly across the stream to the deep water along the rocky bank.
With the greatest difficulty we had passed rapids hard by the bank, and now we had
to recross it with the current greatly endangering our lives.
a sharp curve to the west, and the already low left bank of the river changes sud-
denly into shallows, so that our boat touched bottom, although it drew only two feet
of water. The yellowish gray color of the water of the Missouri, impregnated with
clay, made it impossible to recognize such places, and the sounding lead usually
leaves the boatman in the lurch in a swiftly flowing current, with the boat moving
slowly upstream. After the boat had been set afloat again, it nevertheless seemed
impossible to get directly across the stream to the deep water along the rocky bank.
With the greatest difficulty we had passed rapids hard by the bank, and now we had
to recross it with the current greatly endangering our lives.
The current carried us swift as an arrow toward a pile of driftwood dominated by a
giant sycamore trunk lying in the way of our boat. With a loud roar, the river, all
objects barring its course. The only outlet the water could find was among the piled
up debris, for in the bed the rapids created many whirlpools. As if by a miracle the
boat turned through the most dangerous places without striking the driftwood. Final-
ly, far below the rapids, we reached the deep and quieter channel on the opposite
bank of high and rocky leaning cliffs. As a precaution I had caused my best and
most necessary thing to be taken on land, since Caillou, whose expert knowledge
had been shown anew on this occasion, had earlier called my attention to the great
danger. My concern was therefore centered only on those men whose services
required their presence on the vessel, several of whom could not swim.
giant sycamore trunk lying in the way of our boat. With a loud roar, the river, all
objects barring its course. The only outlet the water could find was among the piled
up debris, for in the bed the rapids created many whirlpools. As if by a miracle the
boat turned through the most dangerous places without striking the driftwood. Final-
ly, far below the rapids, we reached the deep and quieter channel on the opposite
bank of high and rocky leaning cliffs. As a precaution I had caused my best and
most necessary thing to be taken on land, since Caillou, whose expert knowledge
had been shown anew on this occasion, had earlier called my attention to the great
danger. My concern was therefore centered only on those men whose services
required their presence on the vessel, several of whom could not swim.
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