. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . they were to stop, the captain informed them, was by roadonly a mile and three-quarters, while by the steamers course on theriver the distance was six miles. The farther they ascended the river, the stronger grew the current;and it took them an hour to make the Upper Landing, directlyopposite the hotel. At one place along the course they sailed twomiles, and only made a few rods advance on their route, the captainshowing them the narrow strip of land dividing the two parts of theriver. As they ran
. Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine . they were to stop, the captain informed them, was by roadonly a mile and three-quarters, while by the steamers course on theriver the distance was six miles. The farther they ascended the river, the stronger grew the current;and it took them an hour to make the Upper Landing, directlyopposite the hotel. At one place along the course they sailed twomiles, and only made a few rods advance on their route, the captainshowing them the narrow strip of land dividing the two parts of theriver. As they ran into the landing, they passed a huge bowlder inthe middle of the stream, against which the current dashed, only tobe thrown back and divided, uniting again below the rock. I should think navigation was dangerous up here, Captain saidMr. Van Wyck, for I can see quite a number of rocks in the river. It is unless you have plenty of water. We cant run up herebut a few days longer. There is a set of rips half a mile below herethat the steamer will soon drao- on. 278 THROUGH THE WILDS. CHAPTER THE BERLIN MILLS HOUSE. GUNNING AND FISHING. ASCENT OF AZIS- COHOS. FROM BROWN FARM TO ERROL. DEPARTURE OF THE GIRLS. S the boat shot into the landing, it was met by amotley crowd of natives, and it looked as if thewhole town had turned out to greet them. Therewas no wharf; but the steamer was laid broadsideto the bank, and a plank being passed on board,all landed without difficulty. Mr. Lowe, the land-lord of the hotel, a wide-awake, pleasant-looking fellow, greeted them,and asked them to leave their grips at the landing, and he would takethem to the house. Any passengers to go down, Mr. Lowe ? Yes, Cap ; there are five. I did not know you were coming uphere, and I sent them down to the lower landing. All right. We will pick them up on our way down. Shove heroff, Eugene. Cant you stop and have some dinner, Cap ? I guess not, it is so late. Besides, we have our dinner on theboat, and can ea
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