Readers of "Through the Rapids on the Way to the Klondike" can infer that the rapids of Sixty Mile River are unpredictable and dangerous but are certainly passable.

Question

Which sentence from the selection supports the inference?

Through the Rapids on the Way to the Klondike

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Midway in this mile of canyon, the walls open out on either hand, like an immense circular court. The water dashes into this, forming a mighty maelstrom.
Midway in this mile of canyon, the walls open out on either hand, like an immense circular court. The water dashes into this, forming a mighty maelstrom.

Round and round they dashed for some four hours, and then, by a peculiar freak of the waters, were whirled on down the canyon, finally escaping with no damage done save to their nerves.
Round and round they dashed for some four hours, and then, by a peculiar freak of the waters, were whirled on down the canyon, finally escaping with no damage done save to their nerves.

Of the two the White Horse was more dangerous than the Box. Save for a few who had been drowned, it had never been run in previous years.
Of the two the White Horse was more dangerous than the Box. Save for a few who had been drowned, it had never been run in previous years.

The water, though swift, had a slick, oily appearance until we dashed into the very jaws of the Box where it instantly took on the aspect of chaos broken loose.
The water, though swift, had a slick, oily appearance until we dashed into the very jaws of the Box where it instantly took on the aspect of chaos broken loose.
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Answer 1

The sentence that best supports the inference that the rapids of Sixty Mile River are unpredictable and dangerous but passable is:

"Round and round they dashed for some four hours, and then, by a peculiar freak of the waters, were whirled on down the canyon, finally escaping with no damage done save to their nerves."

This sentence indicates that although the experience was chaotic and unpredictable, the travelers ultimately managed to pass through the rapids without physical harm, highlighting both the danger and the passability of the rapids.