The next three days it blew upstream without a break.

But Carleton retreated upstream, twelve miles above Sorel, to Lavaltrie, just above Berthier on the north shore, where, on attempting to land, he was driven back by some Americans and habitants.

The capital ship (and the only real square-rigged 'ship') of this Lilliputian fleet was Pringle's Inflexible, which had been taken up the Richelieu in sections and hauled past the portages with immense labour before reaching St Johns, whence there is a clear run upstream to Lake Champlain.

The river was too shallow for ships of heavy burthen, so it was the custom to unload in the neighbourhood of Greenock and bring the goods upstream in barges to the quay at the Broomielaw.

"And a schooner of his is anchored upstream.

Hereabouts are some strips of tillage and the headgates that dam up the creek for the village weirs; upstream you catch the growl of the arrastra.

Owing to the course of the wind the waves were rolling upstream.

Though the boat was no longer visible, and the distance too great for seeing the heads of the swimmers, if there were any, Darrin had taken his bearings by trees on the further shore upstream.

The little fleet had rounded an island and turned back upstream, now traveling in the silver moon-path, now gliding through velvety black shadows, and was approaching a long, low ledge of rock that jutted out into the water just beyond the big bend in the river.

Right after dinner the little voyaging party pushed out from the dock and headed upstream; three canoes side by side with ponchos and provisions stowed away under the seats, and the Winnebago banner trailing from the stern of the "flagship," the one in which Miss Amesbury rode, with Sahwah and Migwan as paddlers.

The real struggle lay in rounding the Island and making the return pull upstream.

The two canoes were still abreast when they recovered from the turn and started back upstream.

The Dolphin righted herself without any further trouble and came out into the straight upstream course only a little behind the Turtle.

That was all settled long ago; and you notice that our good Felipe is still keeping her nose headed straight upstream.

how do you like that?" said he, and he headed the boat upstream again.

As he was travelling upstream the country was becoming higher and rougher.

" The brothers rose with one will and followed the brook upstream.

The Royal African headquarters, with a garrison of thirty men, were on an island in the river some thirty miles from its mouth, while its trading stations dotted the shores for many leagues upstream, for no native king was content without a factory near his "palace."

Lincoln shouted to them to 'head upstream' and 'work back to shore,' but they found themselves powerless against the stream.

" Silently they all cast loose and, each boat taking its own time, crossed the narrow channel, heading upstream, so as to make the landing as nearly opposite the steamer as possible.

Rowboats caught in the shifting currents were in danger of smashing against hidden obstructions; and it was practically impossible to push a punt upstream with oars.

SEE Drady, Alan. Upstream.

SEE Scott, Jonathan F. SCOTT, MARTIN J. Upstream.

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Bill indicated a better position fifty yards upstream for the dam and he sketched his idea of making a water-tight flood gate which was so ingenious that the Professor became enthusiastic and adopted it at once.