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be supplied with a good boat, almost anywhere, within a few 

 days after ordering. 



This style of boat they call " Eureka," and is made with 

 either square or sharp stern, the former being the stiffest 

 and best for angling. They are made in two sizes : 13 ft. x 

 36 in., or 15 ft. x 38 in., and 10 or 12 inches deep, and 

 weigh about 100 and 110 pounds. They are built of bass- 

 wood, pine, or white cedar, at twenty, twenty-five or thirty 

 dollars. I have used a number of boats and canoes built 

 by R. J. Douglas & Co., and can safely recommend their 

 work, and particularly the " Eureka," for anglers. It is 

 built as follows : 



Instead of keel, it has a ten-inch bottom board, J inch 

 thick, which makes it perfectly flat on bottom, and it has 

 five strakes on a side. The frames, stems and wales are of 

 selected white oak, in all grades, and in basswood boats the 

 bottom and first two strakes are of pine or cedar, and only 

 the three upper strakes of basswood. The planking is f 

 inch thick in clinkers, and J inch in carvel boats. The row- 

 locks are of their own design and the sockets are fastened 

 on with bolts so that they can not pull off. Instead of 

 wood knees, they use a malleable iron brace from wales to 

 seat, which is also fastened on with stove-bolts. The boat 

 is fitted with a good pair of ash oars and malleable iron 

 rowlocks, is seated for three persons, and has three coats 

 of paint on it. It makes a fine-looking, steady, strong and 

 very serviceable boat for nearly all uses. 



OSGOOD'S PORTABLE CANVAS BOAT. 



If the angler wishes a portable boat, one that he can take 

 in his buggy and drive to his favorite water near home, or 

 pack in its box and ship by rail to any part of the country, 



