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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 22, 1884. 



A RIVER CRUISE IN THE HORNET. 



SUNDAY, Aug. 5, 1883 —A most beautiful day The members met 

 ou the comer of West Broadway and Canal street. All hands 

 went .to church. Boarded au Eighth avenue ear to Eighty-fourth 

 street, then walked to the Columbia Y. C. Though we are not mem- 

 bers of the said club, we keep our boat at their elub house. After 

 some confusion got under way, with a fair wind and tide in our favor. 

 Had a brush with a small jib and mainsail boat, passed her, but she 

 made up for lost time when the wind slacked up. Got as far as Dobbs 

 Ferry, when the tide turned, and we anchored on the west haul; of 

 the river, packed the provisions, aud all hands went in swimming. 

 Oonlague, the iuvited guest, sot stuck in the mud. Met a party in 'a 

 small cat from Nyack ; they, after drifting- for about five miles, thought 

 they would anchor. Had a good time together, they promised to 

 keep company as far as Nyack. About G o'clock the tide turned, and 

 we got under way with a fair wind ou our starboard quarter. Hung 

 our lantern in the stay (did not have side lights) and sailed in com- 

 pany with our Nyack friends. Got very dark, no moon; kept as near 

 shore as possible, sailing along nicely, when we were hailed by our 

 Nyack friends, who told us we had better lake soundings. One of the 

 crew shoved the boat hook over and found we were sailing in about 

 three feet of water. Just then the mile pier at Piermont loomed up 

 and gave us a good scare, Went about and thought we would never 

 get to the end of that pier; sailed for about half an hour and the wind 

 got too strong for us, so we put iri for shore and anchored for the 

 night; lost sight of our friends. Put up our cabin (forgot to say that 

 we had a home-made cabin, out of an old sail) tried to make our- 

 selves comfortable, but I must say it was not a success. I lis d a coil 

 of rope and a coffee pot for my bed. the invited guest had a cheese 

 box and a Iryiuy pan. We were to leave invited guest at lona Island, 

 to return home by the "Col. Burns excursion" from New York, Was 

 very cold timing the night. 



Monday. Aug. 6.— A woke about 4 o'clock. Weather clear and bright 

 with no wind : found we had anchored below Nyack; cooked our cof- 

 fee on the oil stove, had breakfast of bread, butter and canned beef. 

 The oil-Stove was a nuisance; blackened everything up. Tide run- 

 ning up the river, got under way and drifted about six miles up. 

 Wind sprung up from the north, and being amateur sailors did not 

 make much time beating. Were passed by the Col. Burns excursion, 

 and became afraid we could not get to lona Island in tune to leave 

 our guest. On getting into Raverstraw Bay the wind had increased 

 to a gale. We took in a reef and had a hard time of it; were nearly 

 run into by a schooner. Reached lona Island two hours later, and 

 having friends on the excursion we had a good time. Conlague, the 

 guest, was loath to part with us, notwithstanding his uncomfortable 

 couch. Drifted a half mile below the steamboat landing and anchored 

 for the night. All hands turued in for a good sleep. 



Tuesday, Aug. 7. — Awoke late, about 7 o'clock (had no watch on 

 board, so had to guess the time by the sun). Head wind still blowing. 

 Cooked breakfast on that oil stove (more misery), got sail up and 

 went across to Peekskill. The boys went to the city and posted some 

 letters; and bought some fresh bread. Ran on the beach, and built a 

 rousing fire and cooked a good dinner of bacon and boiled potatoes, 

 which all hands did justice to. Tried to make some headway up the 

 river, taut after fooling around for about two hours went over to lona 

 Island and anchored above the steamboat dock. The boys picked 

 about three quarts of blackberries on lona Island, and they made a 

 nice dessert for supper. Fished for a while, but soon gave tip in dis- 

 gust. Steam yacht Cadet, from West Point, passed and gave us a 

 salute, which we returned with our fog horn; put up our cabin and 

 turned in. 



Wednesday, Aug. 8.— Awoke about 7 o'clock. Cooked breakfast on 

 shore— bacon, potatoes and coffee. Expected to go to Newburgh. 

 Wind and Tide against us. Made about five miles, anchored, picked 

 some more berries, killed a small snake. Met a party from Peekskill, 

 who were camped near our old camping place. Turned in early. 



Thursday. Aug. 9.— Awoke late. The boys are all getting lazy. All 

 out of fresh water; had te tramp about a mile to a well. Got tinder 

 way with a head wind ; could not hold out against the tide. Laid to 

 till tide turned. Went ashore and cooked our dinner. Got under way 

 again with a light, fair wind from the northwest. Ate dinner on 

 board. A large steamer, with a party of picnikers from Newburgh, 

 passed us, bound for lona Island. The pilot came very close to us to 

 see who we were. Just as we were running for a dock in Newburgh 

 our throat halliards gave way and the gaff came down ou our heads. 

 However, we soon reiiaired damages and landed at Newburgh. Vis- 

 ited Washington's headquarters and other places of note, bought 

 some bread, got under way and sailed about five miles to Mud Hole, 

 and cooked supper on the oil stove. Turned in about 7 P. M. 



Friday. Aug. 10.— Ran the Hornet ashore, cooked breakfast and 

 went to visit the beautiful city of Mud Hole, on the West Shore road. 

 Said town consisted of two houses and a railroad station. Tried in 

 vain to buy some milk. Got under way with the tide. We had to get 

 the aid of 'some Italian laborers to shoveour boat off the. rocks, The 

 Olarita, of the. Columbia Y. C, passed us, hound up. Cooked dinner 

 on the oil stove. One of the crew tried to clean the stove by hanging 

 it on the boat hook, and lost it overboard. We were glad to get ri I 

 of it. Broke one of the oarlocks. Were saluted by the steamboat 

 Eagle. Landed at. Poughkepsie about 8 o'clock. Had to skirmish 

 around with a lantern to find wood. Cooked supper and turned in 

 about 10 o'clock. 



Saturday, Aug. 11.— Awoke about 8 o'clock, cooked breakfast. While 

 eating. 1 saw a large muskrat swimming and fired at him. but he 

 dived and we saw him no more. Sailed up to the city, posted some 

 letters and bought some stores; also, got a salt mackerel to fish with. 

 it is good bait for catfish. Inquired where to buy a skiff ; but could 

 not find the place. Got under w^ay and sailed about two miles up the 

 river, where we were hailed by some men on a sloop, who told us 

 where to buy a skiff. We found the place this time and bought a 

 small skiff for $3. We were very well treated. The young man also 

 repaired our pump- (if he should happen to read this he will accept 

 our sincere thanks). All the boys were pleased with the new skiff. 

 We got under way and sailed about three miles, and then anchored 

 for the night. A party of young men from the Albany Y. C. were 

 camped opposite us; said they would spend Sunday with us. Turned 

 in about 10 o'clock. Our Albany friends made a great deal of noise. 



Sunday. Aug. 12— We camped in a beautiful place. Breakfasted 

 on ham and eggs, coffee and bread. Bender and 1 went out for a 

 pull in the skiff and upset. The boys had a good laugh on us. We 

 intended to stay over, but our Albany friends invited us to a race 

 with them. We'aceepted their challeuge, but we got left. Landed 

 at Esopus Island to cook dinner. Went fishing aud caught a good 

 mess of catfish. Intended to camp at the island, but the crew 

 wanted to go up the river. Saw a setter belonging to a party of gen- 

 tlemen from Hyde Park swimming across the river. We ran in to 

 cook supper. The boys were about to land when they heard a rattle, 

 which they claim to be a snake, but I thiuk it was a locust. At any 

 rate, it scared us out of our coffee. We turued in on bread, canned 

 salmon and river water, which I may addls-verygood drinking Water. 



Monday, Aug. 13 -Woke about 8 o'clock. We found we were 

 camped fust below Ktaatstaurgh. Cooked a good breakfast of catfish 

 and bacon, fried potatoes, bread and butter. Two gentlemen got us 

 some ice. 'All were sitting in the cabin when a steam launch struck 

 us. I got on deck and was about to ask the captain ir he was blind, 

 when he sung out in aloud voice, "Want any milk'?" We bought 

 some soda crackers and clams from the captain, then got under way, 

 with the wind and tide in our favor. Sailed about five miles when 

 the wind got too strong for us and we put into R bin echff. Bought 

 some sugar, then took in a reef and sailed up about ten miles; all 

 went ashore to cook dinner; argument about how we would cook the 

 clams. My brother and I wanted a roast, Messrs. Bender and Lang 

 wanted chowder, so we divided up and cooked them to suit ourselves. 

 We spoiled our roast and the others emptied about one ounce of 

 pepper in the chowder, which made it rather hot. One of the boys 

 went to masthead to fix our flyer. Got under way and sailed a few 

 miles when the wind died out and wo anchored opposite Barrytown, 

 Bender and Lane went lowing. Waited till darkness settled and they 

 could not find the boat, we gave up all hope of seeing them riuit night 

 when we spied them coming up the river at 11 P.M. Blowing very 

 hard, afraid our anchor will not hold. 



Tuesday, Aug. 14.— Awake late. Wind still blowing very hard 

 do not think we can sail much to-day. A Sunday school excursion 

 passed up the river aud we were saluted by the captain and bheyottng 

 ladies Oh the barge. Sailed under a reef for a couple of miles, went 

 ashore to cook dinner. I cooked a splendid dinner of beef stew, and 

 stewed tomatoes. Sailed to Tivoli, where we bought some butter in 

 the post-office. Put Bill ashore to cook supper, and he had to swim 

 to the boat as the boys were up to Tivoli with the skiff. Very high 

 wind; got very rough; we had to row to the fiats to anchor for t he- 

 night, which proved very cold. 



Wednesday, Aug. 15.— Found we had anchored near the body of 

 a cow which had probably lain on the beach for a few years; the 

 stench was horrible. We got up anchor and drifted to Cruger's 

 [aland' after we got the coffee cooked, found we were again out of 

 bread ' We had to row across the river to Glascow in the skill" and 

 had a narrow escape from a ducking. Bought some bread in the 

 hardware store. Got under way with a fair wind and started for 

 home Made good time down the river. About noon we saw a camp- 

 ing party audi went ashore and had a good dinner with them; they 

 were from Peekskill, Spent about two hours with the party and had 

 to row about five miles to catch Hie yacht. We made SondoUt about 

 2 o'clock and went to the post-office for mail and laid m some fresh 

 orovisiors Saw the sloop Corume of the Jersey City Y. C. Got 

 under way and sailed to Port Ewen; here it was very rough, so we 

 ran behind a breakwater and anchored, going ashore to cook some 



beef stew with stewed corn and then turned in. It was very rough 

 during the mght. 



Thursday, Aug. 16.— Awoke about 5 o'clock this morning, and had 

 a hunt after a wounded duck (hell-diver). Fired ten shots at him 

 with my revolver, but did not hit him, but had the whole town out 

 looking at us. 1 was foolish enough to try and catch him by swim- 

 ming, but soon gave it up, he was a better diver than 1. Got under 

 way aboilt 10 o'clock, and stopped at Esopns Island for dinner. Just 

 as we got dinner cooked saw a tow coming down the river, and started 

 to catch it, but after rowing about five miles we .thought we would 

 stop, and stop we did. and ale our dinner. Got under way once more 

 and sailed till about 9 o'clock in the evening, and then anchored just 

 above Poughkeepsie. Saw a large building and thought it was the 

 Vassar College, and proposed to stop and sec the girls, but our college 

 proved to be the insane asylum. 



Friday, Aug. 17. — Awoke late. Rowed to the city to get the mail 

 and bought bread enough to last till we reached 'home. Made sail 

 about noon and caught a tow. Found our friends on the Corinne had 

 towed from Rondo-tit. The captain of the ice barge Indian invited us 

 to dinner; and such a dinner 1 It was fit for a king. Fried ham, 

 green corn, boiled potatoes, hot biscuit, tea and a splendid bread 

 pudding. We complimented the captain on his cooking, for it was 

 good. We agreed to stand watches during the night, taut got very 

 cold and all hands went to sleep. 



Saturday, Aug. 18.— The captain woke us this morning. Found we 

 were opposite Edgewater. Let go our towline and bade our friend 

 the captain good-bye. Sailed up to Manhattanville and tiu-ned in to 

 finish our sleep. Awoke about 9 o'clock, cooked breakfast, had a 

 swim, packed our things and got underway. Arrived at the club 

 taouse about 3 o'clock. All hands agreed it was the best two weeks 

 we ever spent in our lives. Cost of cruise ail told, $24. 



Christopher Holdtsrjian, 



NEW FOLDING BOAT. 



THE Ontario Canoe Company, of Peterborough, have tarought out 

 a new f olding boat of canvas, suitable for service aboard small 

 yachts. They are light and portable, and when expauded are quite 

 stiff and good carriers. Invented by Dr. 0. M. Douglas, Brigade 

 Surgeon in the British Army. They are now manufactured to 

 various sizes by the company, and patented for the United States. 





Thev are simple and lasting in the arrangements for collapsing, being 

 supplied with fore and aft battens, and a few ribs with a stretcher to 

 keep the sides open. The two sizes now in the market are 9 and 12t't. 

 long by 36 and 42iu. wide, weighing 45 and 651bs. respectively. When 

 folded' they can be stowed down the cabin or lashed flat in the gang- 

 way on deck, with ends round skylights or house and cockpit. 



NEW STEAM LAUNCH.— The Snyder Engine Company have built 

 one of their standard launches for Messrs. Wyckoff, White & Foley, 

 of New Brunswick, N. J. She has proved a splendid success. Length, 

 30ft.: beam. 6£#5t.; depth. 3ft; draft, 26 to 34in.; forward cockpit.gft; 

 long; after cockpit. 10ft. long; engine space. 5ft. lung: after deck, 4ft. 

 long; forward deck, 3ft. long. Frame, keel, stern post, stem and dead 

 woods of while, oak: planking of selected white cedar in longest pos- 

 sible lengths; whales and clamps, Georgia pine in one length ; bilge 

 keelsons, Georgia pine in one piece, thoroughly secured to frame's; 

 ceiling and decks made of narrow white cedar, a strong oak thwart 

 or beam abaft of engine is properly secured to sides with oak knees, 

 which are bolted to sides; and main beams of deck forward and aft 

 are kneed in same manner. An oak coaming runs entirely around 

 cockpits 4}4in. above decks. Planksheer and moulding are made of 

 oak. Large coal bunkers are placed on each side of the taoat,atareast 

 of boiler. Extra wide seats extend around forward and after cockpits; 

 cockpits are nicely floored and sides sealed with cedar. Fastenings of 

 galvanized iron and copper; stem band galvanized iron . Rudder. 

 iron, wnth spare tiller. All work smoothly finished. Hull below 

 water-line has two coats red copper paint; above water-line two 

 coats glossy black ; interior, two coats drab. A mahogany aud locust 

 steering wheel is erected on walnut frame in forward cockpit and 

 properly connected to rudder with mauilla and wire rope, A blue 

 and white canvas awning with wide border, trimmed red, extends 

 over entire length of cockpits. Side curtains are furnished, which 

 button down to the oak coaming, completely closing in the cockpits 

 and machinery. This awning is properly supported by a framework 

 securely erected on turned ash stanchions. Those stanchions are held 

 in place by wrought iron brackets. The entire arrangement is port 

 atale, and may tae taken down or put up in a few minutes. The 

 machinery consists of a Snyder "Little Giant'' vertical launch engine, 

 having cylinder 4kin. bore by 4J$n. stroke. The boilers are vertical 

 tubular, 30in. in diameter by 50in. high, and are complete with finest 

 fittings. These boilers are of sufficient capacity to generate an 

 abundance of good dry steam for the engine, with moderate firing 

 and little attention. Propeller wheels are two-bladed. 21 in. m diam- 

 eter for the light draft boats, and 28in. for the 30 to 3-tin. draft. The 

 shafts are of steel, l!/6in. diameter. A Hancock- inspirator is fur- 

 nished which heats the water to a high temperature and forces it into 

 boiler either when engine is running or standing still (a decided ad- 

 vantage over the force pump). For use in salt water a keel conden- 

 ser, made of Sin. tarasspipe, which extends from exhaust of engine 

 through taottom of boat along keel, to and around stern post and back 

 to engine room, where it discharges into hot well. A three-way cock 

 iu exhaust pipe shuts off the condenser and allows the engine to work 

 non-condensing. This condenser affords constant supply of fresh 

 water and prevents the disagreeable noise which always accompanies 

 the discharge of exhaust steam Into the air. A hot well, made of 

 heavy galvanized iron, is located conveniently to take discharge from 

 condenser and furnish inspirator with feed water for boiler. A tailge 

 water ejector is provided and property connected with steam and 

 outboard for quickly discharging accumulations of tailge water. A 

 jet blower is arranged for use in quickly starting fires. 



MONTREAL Y. G-— Officers for the year: Commodore, A. J. Mcin- 

 tosh; Vice-Commodore, C. P. O'Connor; Secretary, G. L. Sail; Trea- 

 surer Walter Jones: Measurer. T. A. Adkins; Sailing Committee. W. 

 H Stanley .1 J Roberts, and A. W. Qlassford; Club House Commit- 

 tee W H Kirbv. W. Bruce. G. N. Roberts, P. C. Falconer, C. A. Liffl- 

 ton, The club has $150 in the treasury, is prosperous, and talks of a 

 new club house. The first cruise takes place on the 24th. 



TORONTO Y O— Mr. Geo. E, Evans has taeen elected Captain, 

 vice Mr G H. Duggan. resigned. The old time iron cutter Rivet 

 will be out soon with new sails, and add much interest to the racing. 



THE NEW ERA -Says the Brooklyn Sunday Eagle very truly; 



The inauguration of the Corinthian open sea. yachting has caused 

 our amateur sailors to grow more and more venturesome in laying 

 out the courses for their races. Smooth-water sailors arc at a' dis- 

 cpunt, and little sloops of thirty-four feet and under now go poking 

 their noses through the big waves off the Sandy Hook lightship with 

 as much assurance as the largest schooners. This tendency toward 

 open sea work is having its natural effect. There is a larger demand 

 than ever this year for deep keel boats in preference to the center- 

 board light draft craft, so dear to the hearts of rlu> American yachts- 

 men for many years. Winter cruising is becoming fashionable, and 

 even the hurricanes to be met and conquered along the Southern 

 coasts only add zest to the sport of the toorough-goi lis yachtsmen of 

 to-day. During the past mouth a number of yachts "have returned 

 from long trips South, the crews telling of storms safely passed 

 through and trials of every kind known to rough old ocean overcome 

 by the staunch tattle vessels. There seems to be a tendency among 

 yacht builders and designers to strike a happy medium between the 

 light draft, broad-beamed American model.' and the deep, narrow 

 English cutter model. The great problem is to obtain lines which w ill 

 insure both speed and seaworthiness. The Bay Ridge Construction 

 Company aud other builders report that the demand for keel boats 

 was never so large as at present. A number of centerboard crafts 

 are lying idle in their yards waiting for purchasers. Ginger bread 

 work in the interior fittings of new yachts is far less indulged in, the 

 preference being for substantial hard wood finishing of the kind that 

 can successfully withstand an occasional salt-water drenching. 

 Heavier spars are the rule among the new yachts, and in fact the 

 yachtsmen are evidently prepairing for wtiat they would call an 

 active outside season of races." 



ON SPECULATION.— Several inquirers are informed that the ad- 

 dress of Michael Horton is Maverick street. East Boston, and th.it the 

 cutter he is building for the market is 25ft. long. 9ft, beam and 4ft. 

 Sin. deep. Davis, of East Boston, is also tauilding a small cutter for 

 which A. Wilson is making the sails. 



Zmioemg. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc . of 

 their clutas, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists aud all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



May 30.— Pittsburgh C. C, First Annual Regatta. 



May 30 to 31.— Hudson River Meet. Newburgh. 



May 30 to 31.— Connecticut River Meet. 



June 14 to 16.— Merrimack River Meet. 



June 19.— Rochester C. C, Summer Regatta, Irondequoit Bar. 



July 9 to 15.— Chicago C. O, Annual Cruise. 



July 14.— Allegheny C. C, Cruise at Conneaut Lake. 



July 19 —Chicago C. O, First Annual Regatta. 



July 24 to 20.— Lake George Meet, Lorna Island. 



Aug. 1 to 12.— A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



TOLEDO C. C. 



TOLEDO G. C, Toledo, O. Organized March 1884, Commodore, 

 J. W". Hepburn; Vice-Commodore, Chas. O. Phelps; Secretary 

 and Treasurer, G. G. Keip. Nineteen members, Signal 10/15, red 

 diamond and two blue triangles. 



CANOE PILOTS. 



Editor Forest and Stream .' 



For some time I have been thinking over the laying before you and 

 all canoeists, and members of the A. C. A., the following suggestions, 

 which, if approved of, can be acted upon at the next meeting of the 

 Association at Grindstone Island. 



Our bicycle friends taave a system of locating at different points 

 throughout the country, certain specified members of the League of 

 American Wheelmen (which I believe, occupies the same place in the 

 bicycling world that the A. C. A. does in the canoeing), to act as gen- 

 eral informants for all bicyclists in giving all the details as to the 

 condition of the roads, situation of hotels, etc., and whom they call 

 "consuls." Why would not the appointment "of similar members of 

 the A. C. A. be a great advantage to our paddlers? 



The "consul" or representative by Whatever name known, if located 

 on any stream could give valuable information to any man cruising 

 in his vicinity as to good camping places, distances, location and ex- 

 tent of rapids, and other facts which if known before starting on a 

 trip. Would prevent the occurrence of many unpleasant happenings 

 and save for full enjoyment much time. 



Our Association, numbering as it does over (,00 members who arc 

 scattered over the United States and Canada, could have a '-consul' 

 or "pilot" at or near all the canoeable waters and the problem which 

 was discussed sometime since as to the best plan to conducta -'canoe 

 pilot" will be solved. 1 would have the "pilot" who was located at 

 New York, for instance, have all the maps and information about the 

 waterways near that city, wluch tae would tae expected to explain to 

 any member of the A. C. A. who was about to cruise in his vicinity, 

 and so on. 



The expense of the maps, etc., would, I feel certain, be eiadly met 

 by each individual "pilot." and the amount of good feeling that would 

 arise among the now oftentimes isolated members would amply repay 

 them for any trouble that they might be at. 



This is only a suggestion and presented here so that it may be 

 thought over before the August meet, I should like very much to 

 hear the view's of other members. Tip. 



Brooklyn, N, Y., May 6. 



CANOEING IN FLORIDA. 



Editor Forest and Stream: . 



Yesterday we formed the St. John's C. O, of Mandarin. , Fla., of 

 which I herewith send the design of the flag. It is modelled after 

 the Chinese Hag and bears a blue ball on a yellow field, the blue ball 

 having been substituted for the Chinese dragon. We have ten mem 

 bers. Our captain is Mr. Whiting Arnold, and ourpurser and general 

 business manager is Mr. William McD. Pierson, both of this place. 



We are very proud of having thus formed the first canoe club in 

 Florida, and we began active operations at once by having a sailing 

 race upon the very day of organization. The time of calling tin- 

 races was fixed at 3 o'clock, but following the. well-established prece- 

 dent of similar taut more experienced associations we were not ready 

 to start until an hour later. By this time the little piers and summer 

 or rather winter houses, that line the river bank here were 

 filled with ladies in light summer dresses and all wearing the club 

 colors, and a dozeu large sailboats, gay with flags and laden with 

 spectators, Stood Dff and on near the starting line. These with the 

 canoes all showing new sails and flying club colors and private sig- 

 nals, formed the gayest and prettiest sight of the kind ever seen on 

 the St. John's. 



The start was effected by pistol shots— one to make ready, and a 

 second three minutes later to go. The starters were Captain Arnold 

 and Mr. Diusmore iu the Rushton canoe EHse, i -li 1 i. Bin long -Win 

 wide, provided with 3in. keel, fan centerboard, canvas deck, balance 

 lug racing mainsail and lego' mutton dan i.lOlbs. 



r Purser Pierson and Mr. Maynard in open Rushton canoe 

 Fire-Water, same dimensions as Elise. provided with fan pe 

 board, mainsail, dandy and jib. but no ballast; Mr. Huntingdon in 

 Everson Shadow canoe Sunbeam, no ballast, leg o' iiuuion sails; and 

 Mr. Munroe in Nautilus canoe Psyche, N. V, C. C balau 

 50 lbs. ballast, 



At this point the river is about three miles wide, and general direc- 

 tion is north and south; the breeze was from S.W. and fresh enough 



