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The following is not bad story, told BY the
Concordia Intellgencer 10 illustrate the accuracy
OF our river pilots, and the hard work by which
tanceS


An old Pilot on the Arkansas once attracted
our attention by pointing out a bed Of rock-where
we could see nothing. We asked how he had
studied the river-"why, sir, waded from tire
Post TO Fort Gibson, three summers, and guess
took pains TO touch bottomn-the distance il
near 600 mles--ihnk Of that reader.


His soundings were as follows-ankIe.-hali
calf.-wholc caf.-half kn-e.-knce.-haI thigh
thgh deep thigh deep as he ever wished
water for the Trident; she ran from that depth
dorm to a bare sprnking the barss-at n create
depth than "by the deep thigh the order wa,
usually given, .'head her ashore.r