The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-12-05

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take possession at the boIf, VII g.. vas ia
our sid. Of tae river, aud TO pat ourselves
across.
| BY some naiscalcula:ion of the force OF
the current, which was very rapid, we
had not proceeded much more than half
the way across the river when the water
began to run over the upper gunwale
of the boat The rope kept us from
| drifting down, but the horses becoming
| frightened at the noise Of the water, be-
gan to plunge and run off. Every effoi
to pacity them was unavailng, and in a
way off; the boat rapidly filed, and we
were all fl 'underiny in the river. Tnoa.
Hof us who could swim struck FOX the bark
which we gained with consid dt,a',e dff
Guilty The Yankee trader cling to the
boat. crying out with all his might for
| help. Col mel Wash got hold Of the
| reins an attempted to swim ahead of thl
horses, which were frantcaily stru sglin.
t, free themselves from the ambulance
I The. Doctor, johnson. aud / gained the
bank, and ran along trying to get hold ol
the driver, who showed signs of giving
out. They drifted d,wn about three hun
dred yards III this way, the horses, wagon
and driver sbmctmes buried usdcr ths
current anu kome:imss stru.yin., on it.
surface. wien, by great go,d fortune
they struck the bottom and succeeded il,
getting a\foothold.- BY the united cf
forts Of .hA Doctor, johnson and myself
we gpt them on dry land, rather ihs
Worse for the adventure. but not seriousl,
damaged. Colonel Wash sat down
good deal blown, and complained Of
flintncss. Tht tia X If brandy, toge;hc
Will, everything else. had been was!e,
from the ambulance, SD that nothin;
could be do fnr ilm. When this dis
eovery was made, he seen!ed TO loose al
coliroi of himself aud began to swca
in suc'i manner that it was tri .h;fu' {,
hear him In The meantime the boat hat
worked itself along the rope to the laad
ing aud the Yankee made g,ol hi, escape
on shore.
/ Whilst wo were consulting what wa
to be done next, ch,nccd to look acros'
the river, where deserted man sittine
upon the bank Il might almost say al
apptiition. 1t W.rsl certainly the nl,s
uncoutl, l,,kii,s object | had ever laio
lny eyes nIoa-l Ion s. gicnt. sa l,w man
! witt, yellow hair. red shirts big bo,ts
with the brcccics thrust in them, Il lon-
carl c,5 pipe in his ,uth, anl a long
rifle in his h md. His long FACE was 81
| dreidi'ully calaverous AMI his form 8
| long and lean, that he mi si,t well be the
| enbo lin mt Of the fcvcr, an a.uc, tn
arc sail to lurk in these river bottoms
! Seem. that we kept looking at him, he
| ce ,sel puff ,y his pips for m ,mant, anl
| observed in IL nasal tome:
ssGentlemen, I'll trouble you for youl
fare just lay it thar on the bank; foul
bits for the wagon aud two bits apiece
for the men p
A M ,dcst remark to make, when we
were nearly drowned through his nesli
gence.
"say, Guv'ner!" cried Col Wash in a
voics 81 Suppressed passion, "be you the
ferryman?'
II be y replied the man, giving anoth
er paff at his pipe..
"Anl yoa wmt ,ll,r m a half for
putting usover?' shoitci Col. Wash.
Il do!'
"WeI, then. jlst draw a chsck for II
on vaur own bank - rolrcl c. L. Wa,a In