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RECREATION. 



can always be kept lubricated; and not- 

 withstanding the 9-foot length of the shaft 

 there has been no side play. 



The gasoline tank, capacity 3 gallons, is 

 in the bow under the decking, and a lead 

 pipe conveys the gasoline to the carburetor. 

 This works all right in smooth water, but 

 where rough water is the rule I advise cyl- 

 indrical tanks placed amidships. Battery 

 box, spark coil, and switch, together with 

 the connecting wires, are waterproof, and 

 are within easy reach of the person run- 

 ning the engine. The discharge pipe from 

 the water jacket is run through the muf- 

 fler. A tool box is used as a seat by the 

 person running the engine, and while one 

 person can easily operate the canoe, I found 

 that while carrying 2 or 3 people, better 



MAKING A LANDING. 



speed could be obtained. Four adults can 

 sit comfortably in the canoe, and average 

 speed of a little over 10 miles an hour 

 during the past season was obtained with 

 the equipment described. 



The cost of the canoe, equipped, is about 

 $180, and when fully loaded the draught is 

 less than 12 inches. 



It is impossible in a short description like 

 this to give details, but I am confident that 

 this type is not only the ideal one for 

 canoeists, but that it will also aopeal to 

 prospectors, explorers and surveyors, who 

 need something portable, safe, speedy, and 

 strong enough to stand hard usage. As an 

 illustration, in August, with fairly choppy 

 water, on Lake Ontario, we carried in the 

 canoe 4 adults and 2 children and towed for 



RUNNING 8 MILES AN HOUR. 



several hours an 18-foot rowboat containing 

 as many more people. 



I found the canoe steady in the roughest 

 weather, easily steered and dry. 



Anyone interested and wishing to build 

 can get further details by writing me, and 

 I can also arrange for working plans and 

 specifications. 



A. E. Dunn, St. Enoch's square, Toronto, 

 did the necessary woodwork. The engine 

 was designed by E. J. Philip, now of Bran- 

 don, Man., and the Dominion Motor & Ma- 

 chine Co., Toronto, installed the engine. 

 Wm. Wilkinson, one of their employees, 

 successfully solved some intricate problems 

 in connection with the gasoline supply, 

 which on account of the limited head af- 

 forded by a craft so shallow, proved diffi- 

 cult. 



CANOE STATIONARY. 



"It's always dangerous to jump at con- 

 clusions," said the careful man ; "you're 

 liable to make yourself ridiculous, at least." 



"Yes," replied the Jersey commuter, "I 

 jumped at the conclusion of a ferry boat 

 once, and missed it." — Philadelphia Ledger. 



