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What 's Athabasca Landing like , Colonel Howell ? '' he added a little petulantly . `` Oh , the Landing 's nothing but saloons and the river , and beyond it , '' he added significantly , `` there 's nothing but the river . '' At seven o'clock that evening , Mr. Zept and Colonel Howell with the three boys attended a baseball game , leaving it at nine thirty in full daylight . `` To-morrow is vacation , '' explained Colonel Howell , as they separated for the night , `` and Wednesday at eight thirty we 'll board our private car . '' During their stay in Edmonton , the two Indian rivermen had been living royally in a lodging house near the depot . Early on the morning of the departure , Colonel Howell rounded up his old employees and when the mixed freight and passenger train backed up to the depot , the party was ready to board it .