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curved at forefoot; moderately flaring: sides; short full run; square, 

 heart-shaped, nonoverhanging stern; str^aight on top: two thwarts 

 and seat at stern ; four oars. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length. IT feet : beam, 3 feet ; depth, inside. 

 16 inches; oars, 6 feet 2 inches long. Scale of model, 2 inches equal 

 1 foot. Cat. Xo. 55,820 U.S.X.M. 



Model of dugout. 



Chinese fishermen use this type of dugout on the coast of Cali- 

 fornia and Oregon. It is of unpainted wood, roughly made, with 

 narrow flat bottom ; slightly rounding bilge ; straight sides : square 

 ends ; narrow^ beam ; strong sheer. It is dug out of a solid log, the 

 ends being nailed on, and is divided into four comi)artments b\' 

 bulkheads. There are washboards on the sides. It is fitted with 

 tAvo long sweeps and poling stick. The sweeps are held to the 

 single thole pin by a becket. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length, 20 feet; beam, 3 feet inches; 

 depth, 2 feet 3 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. Xo. 72,744 F.S.X.]M. 



Louisiana pirogue. 



A type of dugout canoe locally called "' pirogue." used for fishing 

 in the bayous and rivers of Louisiana ; made of a single cypress log. 



An open, flat-bottom, keelless, dugout canoe ; with round and 

 flaring sides; sliarp hollow boAV. sti-aight and nearly vertical above 

 water line, curved below; long easy run; V-shaped nonoverhanging 

 stern; straight, slightly raking sternpost ; moderate sheer: two 

 Avooden roAvlocks on each side Avith two thole pins in each ; a seat 

 at each end : battens for tliAvarts along the sides. This canoe is 

 of the conventional boat form and somewhat resembles a long nar- 

 row boat of the AVhitehall pattern. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length, 17 feet 8 inches; beam, 30 inches; 

 depth. 114 inches. Cat. Xo. 100,353 L^S.X.M. 



Model of fishing schooner. 



This tj'pe of a welled two-masted schooner is used in the market 

 fisheries of the Bahama Islands. It is reputed to be swift, especially 

 in AvindAvard sailing. 



This is a Avooden carvel-built keel A^essel, Avith long sharp boAV ; 

 recurAcd. raking stem; A^er}^ sharp floor; long, lean run: light square 

 stern; moderate sheer; flush deck, nearly level Avith log rail: large 

 cabin trunk. Schooner rigged, Avith three sails, jib, loose-footed 

 foresail, and mainsail; equipped with two small, square stern boats; 

 one net ; one scoop net ; two boat oars. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all. 54 feet ; beam. 14 feet 3 

 inches; depth, 5 feet; keel, 21 inches deep; cabin trunk, 12 feet long, 



