SKIFFS AND SNEAK BOATS. 



567 



pounds. This, or Mr. Douglas' worthy and not very- 

 dissimilar "Waukegan boat," is the boat most used on 

 the Kankakee marshes of Indiana. It is good for a 

 long journey up the shallow streams and bayous, and 

 in the covered marsh its well-fashioned bow parts the 



MONITOR MARSH BOAT. 



rushes and rides down the drift about as well as any 

 boat could do. The Green Bay is no deep-water boat, 

 and is not calculated for sail or sea. 



There is a pretty little red cedar boat made at De 



DE PERE RED CEDAR BOAT. 



Pere, Wis., which is also the place where the Green Bay 

 boat is made. This latter boat weighs only 64 pounds, 

 is 15 feet long, 32 inches beam, and 9 inches deep. The 

 cockpit in this boat is not so long, but the craft is a 

 very tidy one. 



