Sellers did not of course lose the opportunity to impress upon so influential a person as the Senator the desirability of improving the navigation of Columbus river.

He and Mr.Brierly took the Senator over to Napoleon and opened to him their plan.

It was a plan that the Senator could understand without a great deal of explanation, for he seemed to be familiar with the like improvements elsewhere.

When, however, they reached Stone's Landing the Senator looked about him and inquired, "Is this Napoleon ?" "This is the nucleus, the nucleus," said the Colonel, unrolling his map.
"Here is the deepo, the church, the City Hall and so on." "Ah, I see.

How far from here is Columbus River?
Does that stream empty----" "That, why, that's Goose Run.