26 THE LOG OF A TIMBER CRUISER 



alidade base, which ran in a direction exactly paral- 

 lel to the sights of the instrument, as a guide, and 

 removed the instrument. There, as plain as lead 

 could make it, was our first shot made, plotted, and 

 drawn. It wasn't a very long one, but it seemed 

 rather wonderful to us. We did nothing like this 

 that first day. Our progress all told, I believe, was 

 scarcely a mile. The campaign, though, was at last 

 under way, we were at work and learning, and every 

 one was cheerful, confident, and in the very best of 

 spirits. 



