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Also the compartments on the inside of the boat, which can be 

 used as lockers for carrying provisions and water, which no other 

 boats have. 



Also the stops, as a peculiar mode of rendering the locker, or 

 inner chamber air tight. [A gold medal awarded. 



Smith's Steering Apparatus. 



Samuel N. Smith, 182 South street, New-York. 



This apparatus possesses many important advantages; simple 

 in construction and not liable to get out of repair. The wheel- 

 man can leave it in any fixed position should occasion require it 

 by a slight turn of the screw brake. It is adapted for fitting 

 either on a forward or back action. \Ji diploma awarded. 



