O'Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890 · Boston, Pilot publishing company · leaf 340
ught ofdanger could follow, the paddle was buried, andwith a lifting push, his boat slipped over the stoneand rushed down the rapid like a leaf. The other canoes followed, avoiding the buriedstone. It was a vigorous little rush—about twohundred yards in length, and not fifteen feet inwidth. The… … DOWN THE DELAWARE RIVER. 309 heap of boiling breakers, still running like mad.Next moment we floated into smooth water, andturned and looked back at our first rapid withmuch lauohin^: and con^rratulation. The rapid, or rift (on the Upper Delaware allrapids are r!fts; on the Lower Delaware all…
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