river-boss

"Obey orders if you break owners" is a good rule, but a really efficient river-boss knows a better.

Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Stewart Edward White 1909

The spectators considered it remarkable that a river-boss should carry such an amount.

Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Stewart Edward White 1909

She was beloved in the settlement; and there was no one at Bamber's Boom, in the valley of the Madawaska, but was startled and sorry when it turned out that Dugard, the river-boss, was married.

Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People" Gilbert Parker 1897

I knew a river-boss who used to carry an old spelling-book round with him for luck.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

He was a gentleman, in spite of all, and this man was a common river-boss.

Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People" Gilbert Parker 1897

One night Jules Brydon, the young river-boss, camped with his men at

Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People" Gilbert Parker 1897

He was a gentleman, in spite of all, and this man was a common river-boss.

Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People", v3 Gilbert Parker 1897

He was a gentleman, in spite of all, and this man was a common river-boss.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

One night Jules Brydon, the young river-boss, camped with his men at

Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People", v3 Gilbert Parker 1897

One night Jules Brydon, the young river-boss, camped with his men at

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897