The inhabitants concluded he should have more than ordinary recognition, and in lieu of a cannon they put a pair of anvils together and succeeded in making quite a respectable noise.

At night a deputation of citizens called on him with a request that he would not start until daylight next morning, so they would have an opportunity to see him off.

At six forty-five o'clock the following morning, a goodly sized company was present to witness the start.
After passing the railroad bridge at Coos, he had about six miles of rapids, the river being only about forty yards wide and rather speedy, the voyager averaging about five miles an hour.

At eleven o'clock he passed Stratford Hollow and inquired of a countryman there how far it was to Northumberland: "Seven mile b' road an' twenty-b' river, b' gosh," was the native's reply.
Though laconic, the answer was correct, for the stream bowed and bended frequently, and at one time he passed the same farm house twice in an interval of two hours and a half, giving him an opportunity to observe both sides of it.

About two o'clock in the afternoon a heavy rainstorm blew up, while the booms and logs in the river also caused a great deal of trouble.