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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OP" 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
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  copper, 
  at 
  least 
  under 
  water, 
  and 
  galvanized 
  iron, 
  the 
  latter 
  being- 
  used 
  

   for 
  the 
  upper 
  works. 
  The 
  spars 
  are 
  made 
  of 
  hard 
  pine, 
  spruce, 
  or 
  white 
  

   pine, 
  most 
  commonly 
  of 
  the 
  former. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  details 
  of 
  the 
  clipper 
  schooner 
  Lillie, 
  of 
  Key 
  West, 
  

   one 
  reputed 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  very 
  swift 
  sailer, 
  will 
  give 
  a 
  fair 
  idea 
  of 
  the 
  charac- 
  

   teristic 
  features 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  class 
  of 
  sponge 
  vessels. 
  She 
  is 
  a 
  wide, 
  cen- 
  

   ter-board, 
  two-masted 
  schooner, 
  with 
  medium 
  sheer, 
  flush 
  deck, 
  " 
  log 
  

   gunwale," 
  long 
  cut- 
  water; 
  sharp 
  bow, 
  slightly 
  concave 
  water 
  lines 
  for- 
  

   ward; 
  moderate 
  rise 
  to 
  the 
  floor; 
  long, 
  finely-shaped 
  run; 
  wide, 
  square 
  

   stem 
  ; 
  and 
  moderate 
  rake 
  to 
  stem 
  and 
  stern 
  post. 
  Her 
  spars 
  are 
  made 
  

   of 
  hard 
  pine, 
  and 
  she 
  is 
  ballasted 
  with 
  iron. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  are 
  her 
  principal 
  dimensions 
  : 
  Tonnage, 
  43 
  tons 
  ; 
  length, 
  

   over 
  all, 
  69 
  feet; 
  on 
  keel, 
  00 
  feet 
  ; 
  beam, 
  19 
  feet 
  ; 
  depth 
  of 
  hold,- 
  6 
  feet 
  ; 
  

   depth 
  of 
  keel, 
  1 
  foot; 
  height 
  of 
  log 
  gunwale, 
  18 
  inches; 
  draught, 
  with 
  

   center-board 
  up, 
  5 
  feet; 
  the 
  center-board 
  is 
  10 
  feet 
  long 
  and 
  7 
  feet 
  deep. 
  

   Spars: 
  Mainmast, 
  01 
  feet, 
  foremast, 
  00 
  feet; 
  bowsprit, 
  outside, 
  19 
  feet; 
  

   main 
  topmast, 
  lit 
  feet; 
  main 
  boom, 
  45 
  feet; 
  distance, 
  center 
  to 
  center 
  

   of 
  masts, 
  22 
  feet. 
  A 
  vessel 
  of 
  this 
  size 
  and 
  class 
  costs, 
  if 
  built 
  at 
  Key 
  

   West, 
  about 
  $9,000 
  to 
  $9,500. 
  We 
  were 
  told 
  by 
  builders 
  that 
  the 
  usual 
  

   price 
  for 
  constructing 
  the 
  hull 
  and 
  spars 
  is 
  $120 
  per 
  register 
  ton. 
  The 
  

   owner 
  of 
  a 
  .small 
  schooner, 
  of 
  about 
  10 
  tons 
  register, 
  said 
  that 
  he 
  paid 
  

   at 
  the 
  rate 
  of 
  $125 
  per 
  register 
  ton 
  for 
  building 
  his 
  boat, 
  and 
  he 
  also 
  

   furnished 
  all 
  the 
  wood 
  for 
  the 
  frame. 
  She 
  cost 
  him 
  $1,900. 
  

  

  The 
  smaller 
  class 
  of 
  sponge 
  vessels 
  are 
  generally 
  wider 
  in 
  proportion 
  

   than 
  those 
  like 
  the 
  Lillie. 
  For 
  instance, 
  the 
  schooner 
  General 
  Han- 
  

   cock, 
  with 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  44 
  feet, 
  over 
  all, 
  and 
  40 
  feet 
  keel, 
  is 
  15 
  feet 
  wide 
  — 
  

   so 
  I 
  was 
  told 
  by 
  the 
  builder 
  — 
  and 
  her 
  masts 
  are, 
  respectively, 
  42 
  and 
  

   43 
  feet 
  in 
  length. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  are 
  the 
  details 
  of 
  the 
  sloop-boat 
  Terror, 
  of 
  Key 
  West, 
  

   which 
  is 
  employed 
  in 
  the 
  sponge 
  fishery, 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  fair 
  representative 
  of 
  

   the 
  smaller 
  class 
  of 
  craft 
  engaged 
  in 
  this 
  industry.* 
  Iu 
  general 
  ap- 
  

   pearance 
  the 
  Terror 
  resembles 
  the 
  small 
  sloop 
  yachts 
  which 
  are 
  so 
  

   common 
  along 
  the 
  Atlantic 
  coast 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States, 
  particularly 
  at 
  

   New 
  York 
  and 
  northwards.! 
  She 
  is 
  a 
  wide^ 
  shallow, 
  center-board, 
  car- 
  

   vel-built 
  boat, 
  with 
  a 
  moderate 
  sheer; 
  a 
  long 
  sharp 
  bow, 
  the 
  greatest 
  

   beam 
  being 
  about 
  2 
  feet 
  aft 
  of 
  amidships; 
  a 
  rising 
  floor; 
  long 
  run 
  (with 
  

   a 
  skag); 
  and 
  raking, 
  square 
  stern, 
  which 
  rises 
  considerably 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  

   and 
  is 
  somewhat 
  narrower 
  than 
  the 
  midship 
  section. 
  She 
  is 
  decked, 
  

   with 
  the 
  exception 
  of 
  a 
  steersman's 
  cockpit 
  ait 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  trunk 
  cabin. 
  

   The 
  latter 
  is 
  oval 
  in 
  shape, 
  and 
  occupies 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  deck 
  

  

  * 
  Mr. 
  Lawrence 
  Higgs, 
  of 
  Key 
  West, 
  the 
  builder 
  of 
  the 
  Terror, 
  hits 
  presented 
  the 
  

   working 
  (or 
  half) 
  model 
  of 
  the 
  boat 
  to 
  the 
  National 
  Museum. 
  I 
  am 
  also 
  indebted 
  to 
  

   him 
  for 
  details 
  of 
  construction, 
  Ac. 
  

  

  tin 
  this 
  connection 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  remarked 
  (hat, 
  in 
  point 
  of 
  lines, 
  rig, 
  or 
  speed, 
  many 
  of 
  

   these 
  sponge 
  boats 
  would 
  bear 
  favorable 
  comparison 
  with 
  the 
  finest 
  yachts 
  of 
  their 
  

   size 
  on 
  the 
  coast. 
  

  

  