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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON,  D.C.  20549
                                          
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                                    SCHEDULE 13G
                                          
                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                 (Amendment No.  5)
                                          
                              WHITE RIVER CORPORATION
                                  (Name of Issuer)
                                          
                                          
                       Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                                   and associated
                            Rights to Purchase Shares of
                 Series B Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock
                           (Title of Class of Securities)
                                          
                                          
                                    964452 10 6
                                   (CUSIP Number)
                                          
                                          
     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  .  
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous 
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of 
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment 
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of less than five percent 
of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

     * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting 
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of 
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which 
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not 
be deemed to the "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that 
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act 
(however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 964452 10 6     

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Fund American Enterprises Holdings, Inc.
     I.R.S. Identification No. 94-2708455
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                   (a) / /
                                                                        (b) /X/
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Delaware
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                              5    SOLE VOTING POWER
       NUMBER OF                   295,932
        SHARES                -------------------------------------------------
     BENEFICIALLY             6    SHARED VOTING POWER
       OWNED BY                    718,818
         EACH                 -------------------------------------------------
       REPORTING              7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON WITH                  295,932
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                              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   718,818
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     1,014,750
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10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES      / /
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
     BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
     20.8%
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
     CO
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CUSIP No. 964452 10 6                           

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Fund American Enterprises, Inc.
     I.R.S. Identification No. 04-3357154
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                   (a) / /
                                                                        (b) /X/
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Delaware
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                              5    SOLE VOTING POWER
         NUMBER OF                 0
          SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY           6    SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY                  718,818
           EACH               -------------------------------------------------
         REPORTING            7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON WITH                0
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                              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                   718,818
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     718,818
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10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES      / /
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
     BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
     14.7%
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
     CO
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Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     This Statement on Schedule 13G (the "Statement") relates to the common 
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of White River 
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("White River"), including the associated 
rights to purchase shares of Series B Participating Cumulative Preferred 
Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of White River.

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     777 Westchester Avenue, Suite 201, White Plains, New York, 10604.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     Fund American Enterprises Holdings, Inc. ("Fund American") and its 
wholly owned subsidiary Fund American Enterprises, Inc. ("FAE").

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office:

     
     Fund American  80 South Main Street, Hanover, NH 03755 

     FAE            76 Olcott Drive, STE L6, White River Jct, VT 05001

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     Fund American and FAE are Delaware corporations.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

     Common stock, par value $.01 per share, of White River, including the 
associated rights to purchase shares of Series B Participating Cumulative 
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of White River.

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

     964452 10 6

Item 3.   If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), 
Check Whether the Person Filing is a:


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     Not applicable.




Item 4.   Ownership.

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  1,014,750 shares of Common Stock.

     (b)  Percent of Class: 20.8%

     (c)  Number of Shares as to Which Fund American has:

          (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                0

          (ii)  shared power with FAE to vote or to direct the vote:
                1,014,750

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  
                0

          (iv)  shared power with FAE to dispose or to direct the disposition
                of: 1,014,750

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

          Not applicable.

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

          Not applicable.

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
          the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

          Not applicable.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     John J. Byrne, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive 
Officer of Fund American, beneficially owned 835,112 shares of Common Stock 
(representing approximately 17.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock) 
as of December 31, 1997.  Fund American 


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believes that Fund American, FAE and Mr. Byrne do not constitute a group with 
respect to the Common Stock owned by them and Fund American and FAE disclaim 
any beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Byrne.

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

          Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

          Not applicable.


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                                   SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete 
and correct.

Date:     February 5, 1998


                                   FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES
                                   HOLDINGS, INC.

                                   By:  
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                                        Name:     Michael S. Paquette
                                        Title:    Vice President and Controller


                                   FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                   By:
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                                        Name:     James H. Ozanne
                                        Title:    President


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