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the quick rise commences. The object of this rise 

 is to prevent dragging water, and making too 

 rough a wake, which might alarm the game. The 

 scag helps to keep the boat's course steady and 

 direct. The bow is covered, to a distance of four 

 feet six inches back from the stem, with a 

 wash-board of quarter-inch pine, which also extends 

 six inches in width around the sides to the stern 

 to prevent shipping water in rough weather. The 

 sculling-hole, which should be lined with leather 

 to deaden any noise which might otherwise be 

 produced by sculling, is placed six inches to lar- 

 board of centre of stern, and seven inches above 

 the bottom. A plug of wood fitting water-tight 

 is to be kept in the hole when not being used. 

 Provision should also be made for rowing when 

 desired. 



It is always advisable, when it can be done 

 conveniently, to pull your boat up and turn it 

 over on the bank when you come in to camp 

 at night, otherwise in the morning you may find 

 it coated on the inside with a thick white frost ; 

 or, if it has stormed during the night, partly 

 full of rain or snow. If not pulled up, it should 

 at least be fastened in some way to prevent its 



