'The greatest difficulty was anti-pated, and exceptional navigation {was required, 'The Woodlark stoamfed through the whole. stretch of the rapids' under her' own "pu," FERNS. Woodcock required only hart distance of towing with ropes fund horses during the run. Both Vessels, however, came to grief at The Yohtan Rapid, "The Woodlark hit a portion of the rocky. shore promontory in trying to avoid a junk. Her how's end was badly Bmashod, and at the same rapid the Woodcock hit a rock with her pro-Deller and stripped it off. 'The Woodlark dropped below the rapid tand secured to the bank. She had liber damaged bow taken off and Fepaired from plates. taken from Bhe wardroom and officers' cabins, there being no others avail ab these were riveted with Chinese pivots, The mended portion was well done that later, when the
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