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<br />water. It is not surpris-
<br />ing tha t Torrence, of
<br />the earlier expedition,
<br />should hastily make
<br />his services available.3~
<br />Planning for this
<br />trip was influenced
<br />heavily by the lessons
<br />of the last expedition,
<br />Instead of woo den
<br />boats, Torrence and
<br />Fellows decided to use
<br />a 4' x 6' rubber air
<br />mattress, subdivided
<br />into several air-tight
<br />compartments, There
<br />were a ttached ropes to
<br />use as lashings and to
<br />hang onto, Oil-skin
<br />covered notebooks, Ko-
<br />daks, film bags, blan-
<br />kets, and provisions
<br />were fitted into two
<br />sealable rubber pockets, these packs weighing about thirty-five
<br />pounds apiece, Two 600-foot silk life lines, life preservers,
<br />hunting knives, belts, and wading boots which sealed tight
<br />about the legs were included in the equipment.
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<br />Departure date was selected as August 6, 1901, by which
<br />time in the summer the water temperature should be about
<br />as \varm as it \....ould ever get and the water level would be
<br />down somewhat, On August 12 the two men finally left for the
<br />surveyor's camp on Vernal Mesa. The water in the river below
<br />was still higher than desirable,
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<br />The plan to proceed right over the rim to the Narrows,
<br />where the first party had given up, was changed at the last
<br />minute, and instead the men took the train up to Cimarron
<br />and on to the Gunnison River, like their predecessors. The
<br />train tarried, its passengers hoping to see the debarkation, but
<br />Fellows and Torrence were in no hurry and waited until the
<br />train moved on before they began their river trip.
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<br />They started down the river on Monday afternoon, August
<br />12, and by Wednesday night had reached "Boat Landing" at
<br />the mouth of Nyswonger Gulch. their provisions exhausted,
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