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`` I think he has considerable property . He did not find farming in Michigan as profitable as he expected . He is one of those men who want to coin money all at once . '' Shortly after noon we came to anchor off the city . The pilot leaped into his canoe , and boarded a steamer going down the river . Colonel Shepard was in a hurry to go on shore , and I landed him at once . The steward went off to the market for ice and fresh provisions in the other boat .