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Updated: July 25, 2025
Boyton always remembers the night spent at that California ranch as one of the most pleasant of his life. Next day Colusa was reached and for some distance below, people were numerous on the banks, school children sometimes running along a mile or more.
The gendarmes meant everything in kindness; but in that case, kindness coupled with ignorance, resulted in Paul's arriving at the hotel barely able to walk; he expressed his gratitude in rather vigorous terms. From Arles, Boyton visited Monaco on the invitation of Monsieur Blanc, who was then at the head of the great gambling institutions of that place.
So dense was the crowd, that it caused a philosophical negro to remark: "Ef dose yere people keep on a crowdin' on dis en' ob town, de whole place are gwine fur to tip ober in de ribber, suah 'nough." With the aid of the city marshal and a few policemen, Boyton got through the crowd to a carriage in which the Mayor was awaiting him.
The man slowly turned and ramming both hands into his breeches' pockets, calmly eyed the figure in the water. As he was turning toward the cabin again, without a word, Boyton asked: "How far is it to Lewisburg?" "Its a putty good distance," slowly answered the man. "How far do you call that?" "I don't never call ut as I knows on." "Look here, my good-" "Ain't I a lukin?"
As Boyton came opposite, he stood up in the water and lighted a detonating rocket. Not a breath of air was stirring and the thick white smoke from the rocket hung on the surface of the water, hiding him from sight.
From his name, Boyton judged he was some good natured soldier of fortune who would be only too happy to aid a brother in distress. With this intention he called at the headquarters at Callao, and informed the aid-de-camp that he desired an interview with the General. That officer told him to wait a few hours, which he did. Waiting there, Paul planned the interview to suit himself.
The animal did stick in the mud as was expected, but as Boyton was about to stab, its feet struck a bit of log so small that its four hoofs were all bunched together on it; but thus hampered, it sprang with wonderful power, landed on the bank six feet above, and galloped off into the forest, waving Paul a farewell with its white, stumpy tail.
Boyton had no fear of sharing the fate of the lumbermen, so he pushed ahead, leaving the old man standing on the bank with clasped hands and pained expression. The voyager shortly reached the junction of Squam river, and there encountered the first waterfall.
The governor of Toledo sent the Spanish consul at Lisbon a telegram which, translated, read as follows: "I beg you to heartily congratulate Captain Boyton in my behalf for the happy termination of his difficult voyage on the river Tagus, which has once more shown his intelligence and courage."
Several comely half breed children sat around the room while supper was being prepared by a good-looking Indian squaw. Noting the inquiring looks of Boyton and his companion, the rancher said: "Yes, them's my children and that's my wife. She cost me a tidy bit, too. I gave up a durned good horse fur that squaw." "How long have you been married to her?" inquired Paul.
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