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On Tuesday, November 23rd, we patrolled from Belleville to Trenton and back 

 to Belleville, a distance of thirty miles. Here we started to lay up boat, lifting 

 it up into the boathouse, and placed sledge stocks under it, made shutters for the 

 windows and put them on. Left Belleville for home in Newboro on December 3rd. 

 Everything left in good order. 



REPOET OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "NAIAD," 

 ON LAKE SIMCOE AND KAWARTHA LAKES DURING THE 



YEAR 1909. 



On Saturday, the 5tli day of June, steamer "Naiad" came from Lakefield to 

 Peterboro, spent Sunday at Peterboro, and Monday we were repairing steam joint. 

 On Wednesday we started from Peterboro at 6 p.m., and patrolled the waters of the 

 Otonabee River aid Rice Lake, in company with Overseer Johnrftn. Miles travelled, 

 73. The following day we started from Peterboro at 7 a.m., and sailed from tliere 

 to Burleigh Falls, patrolling tlie waters of the 'canal, Clear and Strong Lakes, laid 

 over night at Burleigh Falls. Miles covered, 46. The next day we started from 

 Burleigh and patrolled the waters of Buckhorn and Lovesick Lakes and Deer Bay 

 and Chemong Lake, returning to Lakefield Friday night. Allies covered, 70 miles. 

 From Lakefield we started for Peterboro, after washing steamer ; stuck at a boom, 

 got steel cable around wheel and had to work in the water for one hour and a half; 

 then came to Peterboro, was detained at the different booms on account of logs, 

 -arriving at Peterboro at 4 p.m. Spent Sunday in Peterboro. 



On Monday, June 14th, we left Peterboro and went to Lakefield and on the way 

 the condenser gave out causing a delay of one hour, after leaving 'Lakefield we pro- 

 ceeded to Young's Point, Burleigh, Lovesick, thence to Buckhorn. The fogs very 

 bad and "heavy winds. Leaving Buckhorn the next day we proceeded to Chemong, 

 from there to Harrong Island and to Gannon Narrows, then to Bobcaygeon, thence 

 to Fenelon Falls. We laid up here for the night and took on one-half ton of coal. 

 At 6.30 the next morning we set out for Rosedale, and from there to Oobooonk, 

 thence to Kirkfield Lift Lock, thence back to Fenelon Falls, took on seventeen hun- 

 dred pounds of coal, and laid there over night. The following day we left at 6 

 a.m. and went to Lindsay; stuck in weeds at the mouth of the river. From Lind- 

 say Me went to Sturgeon Point, thence to Bobcaygeon, and from there to Buck- 

 horn. (Stayed there over night, leaving there Friday morning at 7 a.m., and went 

 to Lovesick, then to Burleigli, stuck in logs at Lovesick. From Burleigh we visited 

 several summer res'orts and cottages, and came to Lakefield, then to Peterboro, and 

 broke the flag pole at Lock 3. In the act of coming out of the lock, the wind blew 

 the bow around and the pole went against the arm of the gate. 



On Monday, June 21st, we patrolled the waters of Otonabee River and Rice Lake. 

 Number of miles travelled, 62. The next day we patrolled the waters of Clear, 

 Stoney, Buckhorn Lakes, and laid over night at Buckhorn, leaving the next morn- 

 ing we patrolled the waters of Chemong and Sturgeon Lakes and laid over night 

 at Lindsay, took on Mr. Clarkson at Buckhorn and took him to Lindsay and next 

 day back to Buckhorn. On Friday we patrolled the waters of Stoney, Clear and 

 Buckhorn Lakes, calling at Lovesick, Burleigli, Mount J;i]ian, Breezes, Crow's Fiand- 



