SKIFFS AND SNEAK BOATS. 



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The "Koshonong Monitor" is a businesslike duck 

 boat. Its deep canvas covering- can be raised or lower- 

 ed at will, and forms a protection alike against sea or 

 wind. It is not a bad rowing boat and slips easily 

 though the rushes and weeds. The rowlocks are ship- 

 ped in two upright sections of gaspipe, which offer no 



KOSHKONONG FLATBOAT. 



entanglements to grass or reeds, and permit easy un- 

 shipping of the oars. The deck of this boat is some- 

 times made of canvas, though wood or tin may be used. 

 The boat, with its load on board, sits low in the water 

 and attracts little attention. There are two or three 



KOSHKONONG MONITOR. 



varieties of this boat made about Lake Koshkonong, 

 but all conform practically to the type shown. They 

 are heavy boats, usually sheathed with tin. They are 

 suitable for use on a shallow inland lake. 



The Tolleston Club, whose grounds lie on the marshy 

 Little Calumet, below Chicago, has a light, little, three 



