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Lake Erie pound boat — Continued. 



complete with spars, &c. Two sails — three- cornered above the 

 gaffs, like gaff-topsails. Chicago, 111., 1876. 26,790. J. W. 

 Milner. These boats are used in the pound fisheries of the Great 

 Lakes, and their peculiar construction enables them to carry 

 large quantities of fish in shallow water and to lift the bowl of 

 the pounds without upsetting. Dimensions of original. — Hull : 

 Length (stem to stern), 24f feet; beam, 9£ feet; width of stern, 

 7 feet; depth amidships, 3 feet. Spars: Foremast, 23J feet; 

 mainmast, 2LJ feet. 



Potomac fish-lig-hter. 



Model, scale f inch to the foot. Flat bottom, flat-iron shaped ; 

 decked with long, wide hatchway, covered with four hatches ; 

 cuddy aft ; rudder ; towing-bit forward. Dimensions of origi- 

 nal: Length over all, 52 feet; beam, 14§ feet; depth of hold, 

 5£ feet. Washington, D.C., 1883. 56,950. Presented by George 

 Woltz. These boats vary in length from 45 to 60 feet, and are 

 used for transporting fish from the lower Potomac to market. 

 A boat is anchored near each fishing station on the river and 

 the daily catch of fish is put on board. At a certain time of 

 day the boats are picked up by a steam-tug, which tows ten to 

 fifteen of them to Washington. They are invariably covered 

 with coal-tar. 



FlSHING-BOAT. 



Model. Open ; flat bottom ; sharp ends ; no run ; little sheer ; par- 

 tially decked over fore and aft ; carries lateen sail on 29^-inch 

 yard. Length, 28 inches ; height, amidships 2^ inches, ends 

 3J inches, mast 15 inches, to top of sail 3f inches, total 21 

 inches ; beam, 5J inches ; floor, 3^ inches. San Francisco, Cal., 

 1876. 22,217. Collected by Livingston Stone. This is used 

 by the Chinese fishermen of San Francisco Harbor — principally 

 by shrimp- catchers. 



Chinese shrimp-boat. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Flat bottom ; decked ; square ends 

 strong sheer; single mast; one square sail; long hatchway 

 with high combings ; adjustable rudder. Equipped with 4 oars 

 3 boat-hooks, and one three-pronged anchor. San Francisco 

 Cal., 1883. 55,775. U. S. Fish Commission. Used in shrimp 

 fishing in San Francisco Bay, and generally in California. Di 

 mensions of original. — Hull: Length, 31£ feet; beam, 11 feet 

 width of floor, 6 feet ; height, amidships 3£ feet, stem 7£ feet, 

 stern 8£ feet. Mast, 26 feet long. 



