Orde，aftertherearwaswellstarted，patrolledthelengthofthedriveinhislightbuckboard。Hehadafirst—classteamofyounghorses——high—spirited，somewhatfractious，butcapableonapinchoftheirhundredmilesinaday。Hehandledthemwellovertheroughcorduroysandswamproads。Fromjamtorearandbackagainhetravelled，pausingontheriverbankstoconverseearnestlywithoneoftheforemen，surveyingthesituationwiththebird’s—eyeviewofthegeneral。Attimesheremainedatonecampforseveraldayswatchingthetrendofthework。Theimprovementsmadeduringtheprecedingsummergavehimthegreatestsatisfaction，especiallytheapronatthefalls。
\"We’dhavehadadozenbadjamsherebeforenowwithalltheselogsintheriver，\"saidhetoTimNolan，whowasinchargeofthatbeat。
\"Andasitis，\"saidTim，\"we’vehadbuttheonelittlewingjam。\"
Thepierstodefinethechannelalongcertainshallowsalsosavedtherearcrewmuchlabourinthematterofstrandedlogs。
Everythingwasverysatisfactory。EvenoldmanReedheldtohischastenedattitude，andmadenotrouble。Infact，heseemedgladtoturnanhonestpennybyboardingthesmallcrewinchargeofsluicingthelogs。