rand Rapids
of the Athabasca, had been safely accomplished.

The flotilla was now strung out over many miles of water, but it was
the intention to make several miles additional before stopping for the
night. In the late twilight, here strangely long and bright, Rob went
on with his notes in his diary, while John worked at his map, charting
as best he could the right-hand channel through which they had made
their exciting journey. Rob's notes later proved of interest to his
friends, as they explained very much about the journey of this
dangerous two hundred and fifty miles of the white-water transport.

"_Wednesday, June 4th._--Everybody busy all day. At 5 P.M.
most of the freight on the island, and getting loaded on
cars. Slept in the little mosquito tents. Very busy day.

"_Thursday, June 5th._--Many pictures to-day, and we all
were busy. Curious work running boats through the rapids and
getting boat back to end of island. I think that rope that
they let down to the boat is almost a quarter of a mile
long. It takes twenty men or more to haul a boat up against
the rapids, empty, of course.

"Off in the _Midnight Sun_ below the island late afternoon.
Ran the little Grand Rapids, and swung into the Second Eddy
for supper. After that ran seven miles. Camp ground very
bad. Mosquitoes getting worse.

"_Friday, June 6th._--A great many rapids to-day. The
Buffalo seems mild to us after the Grand. The Brule Rapids
we liked because they had some pep to them. At about 3 P.M.
we hit the Boiler Rapids, which is one of the worst. Name
because a scow was lost here that was carrying a boiler up
north. The boiler has never been recovered. Rapids full of
boulders, and in low water very bad. Not very dangerous at
this stage. Everybody was still as we went through this
place and came into what they called the Rapids of the
Drowned. They say a great many men have been drowned there,
and it certainly looked bad. These two rapids are about a
mile and a half altogether.

"Four boats were tied back because not everybody can run
these rapids. Our boat was in the lead. Then four pilots
walked back to bring through the boats which had been held
up. We made pictures of them as they came through. Supper at
5 as we floated along, and then we dropped into the Middle
Rapids and had a beauti