About 

 Boats 



One of the most 

 essential things for 

 the duck hunter in 

 particular, sports- 

 men in general, is 

 the possession of a 

 staunch yet light 

 and portable boat. 

 These are made in 

 infinite variety of 

 aluminum, sheet 

 steel, canvas or 

 wood. It should 

 be capable of car- 

 rying a good load 

 safely and require 

 but little water, so 

 as to slide safely over shallow places; beside this 

 it must be capable of being easily lifted on the 

 shoulders and carried from point to point, be a 

 sea or rough water boat and capable of standing 

 lots of hard knocks in short have the carrying 

 capacity of a scow, all the ease of propulsion so 

 noticeable in the clinker boat, and without its 

 crankiness. It must be a safety so as not to sink, 

 safe on treacherous streams and rapids, capable of 

 not being damaged by snags or rocks. The birch 

 bark canoe has all these points except for dura- 

 bility. Hence a score of manufacturers vie with 

 each other to produce an all around boat. To 

 those desiring to purchase, I advise a perusal of 

 the various grades illustrated herein or in the 

 " Fisherman* $ Manual" recommending particu 

 larly those that can be packed in small, conven 

 ient compass, and stored in a chest, so as to be 

 shipped as baggage. Some of these boats (not 

 ably the Clark-Devine) are so arranged as to 

 form a packing case for tent and other portions of 

 a sportsman's outfit; or if a still more portable 

 boat is required,///^ Osgood Folding Canvas Boat 

 is all that is to be desired. Another excellent boat 

 extremely popular is the Mullins Steel Boat; or 



