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	Great Raft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Raft was a gigantic logjam or series of "rafts" that clogged the Red River and was unique in North America.
		The Great Raft grew faster at its upper end than the lower end decayed or washed out, leading to its peak length spanning more than 160 miles in the early 1830s.
		Steamboat builder and river captain Henry Miller Shreve (1785–1851) began systematically removing the Great Raft, a task that was continued by others until the latter part of the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Raft (140 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		The great age of the older parts of the drift had given rise to considerable vegetable growth, so that even large trees might be found growing on the raft, and in places one might even pass over the river itself without being aware of its presence.
		As the raft grew the river was forced to seek new lateral channels, thus in time making a chain of lakes or bayous alongside that part of the river congested by the raft.
		The great number of accidents in the 1840's was said to be due in large part to the failure of the federal government to improve the waterways, appropriations for internal improvements being then at a minimum.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v019/v019p253.html (7664 words)

	The Great Raft (English)
		Next morning we came to the second raft, which crosses the river here 100 feet in width, and extends for 200 yards along its course....With great exertions we opened a passage for the boats, through this raft on one side, by floating the large trees down the river....
		On the evening of the ninth [of June] we arrived at the third raft....This raft extends up the river nearly 300 yards....With much difficulty a passage was effected through this; as the vacancy, occasioned by the removal of any part of the logs, was soon filled by others.
		The Great Raft grew at the upper end faster than it decayed or washed out at the lower, so that in the course of the next five or six decades it grew to a length of more than 160 miles.
	www.lewis-clark.org /content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=790 (549 words)

	RED RIVER RAFT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Later eyewitnesses estimated the Great Raft's length anywhere from eighty to one hundred and fifty miles.
		With congressional approval, he began a major attack on the raft in the spring of 1872.
		Woodruff utilized Shreve's snag boats and combined them with saw boats and crane boats to assault the tail of the Great Raft as Shreve had done in 1833.
	www.ok-history.mus.ok.us /enc/rdrivrft.htm (771 words)

	The Caddo Map Tool, Environment - The Great Raft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Great Raft, a huge mass of timber that formed a log jam, dammed up the Red River, and flooded the surrounding area in the 19th century.
		By 1805, the Great Raft covered over 100 linear miles of the river, creating a series of raft lakes that flooded low-lying areas and backed up tributary streams.
		The Great Raft also effectively blocked boat traffic along the river and impeded overland travel through the region.
	www.texasbeyondhistory.net /tejas/map/i6.htm (215 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Oftentimes the great masses of fallen timber extended for miles up tre river and completely choked its channel, forming the most desolate scene imaginable, with the gnarled, naked branches and bleaching roots of the trees, lying jagged against the skyline.
		The "Great Raft" extended for more than one hundred and sixty-five miles; its head was located about two hundred miles overland below Fort Towson, or six hundred miles below the mouth of the Kiamichi, by the meanders of the river.
		The "Raft" not only delayed the opening of trade on the Upper Red River, but also interfered with the settlement of some of the richest lands in Southern Arkansas, which were unfit for cultivation on account of the overflow from the river, caused by the "Raft," during high water.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v008/v008p065.html (8518 words)

	Great Raft Spider Beats Water Battle
		THE future of the great raft spider, among the most threatened of Britain's wildlife, has been assured.
		The fen raft spider has a fl or brown body nearly an inch long, white or cream stripes down its sides and furry legs that nearly cover the palm of a man's hand.
		Essex and Suffolk Water said that the decision to move the borehole had meant "treading a difficult line" between returning the fen to its former condition while maintaining a secure public water supply.
	arachnophiliac.co.uk /burrow/news/raft_spider.htm (277 words)

	TruckNet® Drivers RoundTable :: View topic - The Great Flood
		When it was completed, they tied the raft with a great rope of cedar bark to the top of Mount Cowichan by passing one end of the rope through the centre of a huge stone which can still be seen there.
		During the time the people were working on the raft, those who did not believe in the dreams were idle and still laughed, but they did admire the fine, solid raft when it was at last finished and floated in Cowichan Bay.
		Soon after the raft was ready, huge raindrops started falling, rivers overflowed, and the valleys were flooded.
	www.truck.net /bbsmain/viiewt.php?p=542990 (771 words)

	>>>> foxy digitalis online :: pumice - raft <<<< (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		How "Raft" succeeds so mightily, though, is in drawing the listener in with the first note.
		It perfectly embodies all that is great about "Raft," and does so in a way that works as an ode to the album title.
		From the artwork, to the music, to the sequencing, to the effect, "Raft" is a minor masterpiece waiting to be discovered.
	www.foxydigitalis.com /foxyd/pumice_raft.html (535 words)

	Alaska River Rafting \| Chilkat Guides
		Raft and hike across the tundra of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or cut through the coastal mountain ranges of the Tatshenshini-Alsek World Heritage Site.
		We have been guiding these rivers since they were first explored by raft and we love to share their wonders with our guests.
		It grows from a small stream to a great river where it meets the Alsek, four mountain ranges and numerous hanging glaciers to create Alaska's most spectacular river confluence.
	raftalaska.com (507 words)

	Life Rafts - SSCA Discussion Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When I first ordered my raft, I had a time crunch before I left to go offshore and even though their stated turn around time was 5 weeks for a new raft, they put in a rush order and got it to me in 3 weeks.
		a raft that you can't board from the water (not all that uncommon given some dysfunctional boarding systems while you are wearing an inflatable lifevest that keeps you at a distance from the raft while needing to get up and over 2 inflation chambers) offers a false sense of security.
		That is retrieved and the painter sliced, releasing the raft from the mothership.
	www.ssca.org /sscabb/index.php?action=vthread&forum=6&topic=1520 (8036 words)

	Expedition Broker - Rafting
		Both offer great opportunities for hiking and every chance is taken during the trip to get off the river and explore your surroundings.
		Raft the Kongakut River through the last great prehistoric wilderness in North America.
		The Kongakut River Rafting Expedition is a combination of both hiking and rafting adventures.
	www.expeditionbroker.com /raft.php (633 words)

	The Legend of Oklatabishi and the Oka Falamah
		So, therefore, Achafa Chito sent forth a great prophet who went from village to village, from iksa to iksa and from moiety to moiety warning the people that if they did not return immediately to the way of light, all of the wicked would be destroyed.
		From his house on his raft, Oklatibishi heard the wailing and the roar of the returning waters, but remembering the words of Achafa Chito he had to content himself with peeping out of the doorway of his house.
		When his raft arrived at the island, Oklatibishi found the island to be green, well supplied with fresh water and occupied by animals enough of all types to repopulate the world and furnish him with meat for his cooking pot.
	www.tc.umn.edu /~mboucher/mikebouchweb/choctaw/flood3.htm (2099 words)

	Mount Ararat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When the Great Flood (1655-1656 from Creation) was about to begin there was extensive volcanic activity from Mecca northward to Damascus to deposit the extensive lava fields that exist even unto today and to create a vast void beneath the Edenic Valley that is now the Red Sea area.
		As the Great Flood continued to evolve, vast areas of the once uniform ocean bottoms began to rise. And, as these vast areas arose they displaced ocean waters. Soon the ocean waters enveloped all previously existing land areas until even the low mountain tops were covered with 15 cubits of waters (Genesis 7:19-20).
		Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and even the four river regions from the Nile to the Indus rivers and beyond to India and China were all involved. Once Noah and his fellow survivors were shut in the great ark it was 377 days before the whole process had ended.
	briansestate.com /briansannex/mountararat.html (324 words)

	Fly Fishing Gear Custom Fly Rods PowerFull Tippet Water Strider Rafts
		It has a great rubber handle that floats and it also has a loop on the end of the handle to attach it to the Water Strider.
		It is a great investment in protecting your nice rod and reel combinations and at only $24.95 each you should consider owning at least two.
		The Bolt Action Rod Holder mounts on the inside or the outside of the Water Strider raft just in front of the handle of the oar when the oar is laying flat to the side of the air tube.
	www.waterstrider.com /fishing-gear.htm (2464 words)

	Montana Rafting Lodging Glacier National Park Montana and Lodging in West Glacier Montana, Great Northern
		At Great Northern Whitewater Resort you can enjoy a Montana family vacation designed perfectly for the ages and energy levels of every member of your family.
		Great Northern Whitewater is a four season resort, AAA approved, offering a wild and wide variety of outdoor activities to make your Glacier Vacation fun and full:
		Great Northern Whitewater Rafting is a four-season resort, featuring five handsomely crafted log cabins/chalets fully furnished to meet all of your adventure vacation needs.
	www.gnwhitewater.com (478 words)

	Book V
		Nay, he shall sail on a well-bound raft, in sore distress, and on the twentieth day arrive at fertile Scheria, even at the land of the Phaeacians, who are near of kin to the gods.
		And on the hearth there was a great fire burning, and from afar through the isle was smelt the fragrance of cleft cedar blazing, and of sandal wood.
		Yet even so forgat he not his raft, for all his wretched plight, but made a spring after it in the waves, and clutched it to him, and sat in the midst thereof, avoiding the issues of death; and the great wave swept it hither and thither along the stream.
	www.skygodproject.net /history/odyssey5.htm (4772 words)

	Steamboats on the Red River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Navigation on the upper Red River -- above Shreveport, Louisiana -- did not become practical until the removal of the "great raft." The great raft was a hundred-plus mile long log jam that impeded river traffic on the middle and upper Red River for many years.
		Systematic efforts by the U.S. government to remove the log jam took place during the 1830s with some success by the end of the decade; in 1838 a passage was opened through the raft.
		From that date until the introduction of railroads into the area in 1872, steamboats on the Red River were a major form of transporting manufactured goods into the area and produce downstream.
	nautarch.tamu.edu /projects/redriver-old/Redriver.htm (153 words)

	EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE (tm) - Life Raft Test 2000 Update
		Reaction to the life rafts ranged from "better than ending up fish food" to "awesome!" In addition to the righting, boarding, stability and general performance tests, the Tempe Fire Department provided a hydrant and hose to test the effectiveness of the life raft's canopies in protecting survivors in extreme weather conditions.
		After completion of the wave pool tests, the rafts were moved to a warehouse where Doug meticulously detailed each life raft, measuring, taking gigabytes of photos and making notes of design features and equipment--both good and bad.
		Initial publication of the results for the marine life rafts was in the May issues of Practical Sailor and Powerboat Reports in an article titled "Life Rafts: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly".
	www.equipped.org /raft-test-00-6.htm (778 words)

	Great Raft, Great Swamp (English)
		It immediately confronted an enormous and what seemed to be an almost insurmountable problem in the form of a log jam that was called the Great Raft.
		This Great Raft was perhaps as much as a thousand years old, and it stretched for a hundred miles up the river.
		In order to get around it, the Expedition, which now consisted of seven boats, had to detour eastward around the Red River, through a creation of the Red River which at the time was known as the Great Swamp.
	www.lewis-clark.org /content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=755 (452 words)

	Jay Busbee: The Official Site
		And for the entire decade, the Chattahoochee Ramblin’ Raft Race was their annual floating Woodstock, a beer-soaked, Southern-style summer kickoff.
		And with good reason—the rafts were manifestations of that peculiar Southern genius for spare-parts engineering.
		At first, the plan worked flawlessly; the riders of the tiny, two-to-four-person rafts that always led the procession arrived at the finish and grabbed hold of the rope.
	www.jaybusbee.com /river.htm (1097 words)

	City of Brockville
		The Great Raft Challenge is a great team-building adventure for everyone to have fun.
		The Great Raft Challenge begins its river course at Hillcrest Point and will cross the finish line at Blockhouse Island.Teams will create their own personal raft, made almost entirely out of recycled materials.
		Each team will collect pledges ($350) for the building and sailing of the raft, and then float their "creation" down the St. Lawrence River on a preset course.
	www.brockville.com /calendardetails.cfm?ID=1712 (131 words)

	Raft Race
		It was the brain child of the transport section within 176 AD Sqn to hold a raft race which would give the troops located around Dili something that they could take part in to raise morale and promote team spirit.
		A flyer was produced to invite all units from around Dili to participate in "The Great Raft Race" programmed for the 5th of May 2000.
		All crafts finished the race except for the "foodies pirate raft", which was due to it being overloaded with ammunition (flour bombs, egg bombs, etc).
	www.diggerz.org /users/adaa/raft.htm (559 words)

	NRS Home - Great Deals - Boats - Rafts
		Great for overnighters or can hold up to 6 paddlers.
		The 12' standard floor raft is a great boat for fishing trips and up to class II whitewater.
		The 10'6" is a great fishing boat out with a couple of friends.
	www.nrsweb.com /shop/product_list.asp?deptid=1224&src=front&refer=BottomRight_Used_Rafts (141 words)

	Red River Raft of Piled-Up Logs Blocks Steamboat Transportation for 160 Miles » The Arkansas News
		The Great Raft on the Red River was one of this kind of disaster.
		The "raft" was a great pile of dead trees, stacked up by years of floods on the river and its banks.
		Settlers in southwest Arkansas wanted the government to clear the raft so boats could bring supplies, and they could ship their cotton crops south to New Orleans.
	www.oldstatehouse.com /educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=442&issue_id=32&page=3 (303 words)

	04 NERVE Raft up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		What an absolutely delightful day we had for the NERVE Raft Up held June 12 at Glebe Bay on the South River.
		After we rafted up we were invited to John and Alicia Wilmot's home for the Commander's Cocktail Party.
		It was a great turn out and we were pleased that our newest members were participating.
	www.usps.org /localusps/potomac/04-raft_up.htm (113 words)

	Alumni Association of the School of Medicine of the Medical College of Georgia, Inc.
		The Raft Debate, sponsored by the School of Medicine Alumni Association April 16 for sophomore and junior medical students, featured MCG faculty members discussing the pros and cons of different medical fields.
		A hypothetical scenario set the stage: a sinking ship with a pediatrician, family medicine physician and a surgeon on board and a life raft that held only one person.
		"This was a great opportunity for students to get together with faculty and alumni in a more relaxed setting away from the hospital or classroom," said Ms.
	www.mcg.edu /alumni/smaa_RaftDebate.html (434 words)

	September 2003 Issue
		All of our great plans from 8 days ago had gone awry as the Lake level had fallen another couple of feet and there were even more mud flats that barred access from the river to the Hite beaches.
		Fortunately the rest of the group was pushing his raft with great difficulty through the same place.
		Of course it failed and when the downstream edge of the raft went past vertical both of us were plunged into the water, fortunately with nothing on the raft hitting our upper bodies (both of us took hits on the legs that left some bruises).
	www.kwagunt.net /mgnews/new903.html (12397 words)

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