CHAPTER XXIV
THE COLORADO RIVER
"See below there!" exclaimed Jim. "It looks as if a big river comes in there. It must be the Grand."
"Then we shall be on the Colorado River," I said. "I wonder if we will have any trouble navigating where the two of them come together?"
"I have read that there is quite a whirlpool, formed by the junction," replied Jim, "we will have to be careful."
"From the appearance of things we ought to be able to reach it to-morrow," suggested Tom.
"We certainly will if we have good luck," responded Jim.
"Do you suppose that we will find any gold or precious stones in the country that we run into below the Grand?" questioned Tom, who never lost sight of the practical side of our cruise.
"We stand a first rate chance," replied Jim. "One thing is certain and that is that there has not been very many ahead of us to get away with any valuables that might be near the river. I don't suppose that there have been more than a dozen persons down this river since the world first started rolling."
"Well, I certainly hope that we will find something that will repay us for all the risks that we have run the past months," remarked Tom.