Every level and state of the river thas ts own special dangers from rocks." Most of them. ate. easily Eoldea when éxpoud or nealy fevered, but become dangerous when the "broken water ceases. to nark their. exact' position, the peaker contiased, The water con. Gitions ave always "changing. tu inter the channels. fu the. gonges mostly smooth and placid, but high level, or during' a sudden Hee, they become a boiling: mass of hivipools. and eross" currents, the swollen giver forces ite way Hownwardy to the plains, The ow level rapids are. then covered 100. ft, or more of water, while the depth in some of the gorges is then nearly' 00" ft Pilots never use charts, They are expected to know very yard of the iver at all sea: floria, But actually they feanm to yead the surface of the water in a very Wonderful way, and their quarter asters know' toa fraction' the meaning, of each, movement. of the Pilot's "finger "which "centrale. the Ship.
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