We took him to a sandy place and worked over him and warmed him in the sun till he came to life again, then built a fire and laid him up near to it to get dry and warm.

If the canoe had gone on 20 yards farther with him before we caught it, he would have gone into another long rapid and been drowned.

We left Walton by the fire and crossing the river in the slack water, went up to where the other boys were standing, wet and sorry-looking, say-that all was gone and lost.
Rogers put his hand in his pocket and pulled out three half dollars and said sadly:--"Boys, this is all I am worth in the world." All the clothes he had were a pair of overalls and a shirt.

If he had been possessed of a thousand in gold he would have been no richer, for there was no one to buy from and nothing to buy.

I said to them: "Boys, we can't help what has happened, we'll do the best we can.