You must make a note of that.' 'Why ?' 'Because that means that there's seven feet in the chute of 103.' 'But 103 is a long way up the river yet.' 'That's where the benefit of the bank comes in.

There is water enough in 103 NOW, yet there may not be by the time we get there; but the bank will keep us posted all along.

You don't run close chutes on a falling river, up-stream, and there are precious few of them that you are allowed to run at all down-stream.

There's a law of the United States against it.

The river may be rising by the time we get to 103, and in that case we'll run it.