Identifier: ForeststreamXXVIA (find matches)
Title: Forest and stream
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Periodicals Hunting Fishing Outdoor life Sports
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : (Forest and Stream Publishing Co.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ebuilt, making her 3ft. longer over all, and1ft. on waterline. Her keel will he increased to SOin.. and 10 tons oflead will replace the present iron. _ a At Marblehead, Mr. Eddy, who has bought out Mr. Keating, hasfinished an able looking catboat, and is busy with repairs and fittingout on a number of boats. Mr. Eddy has on hand a very good modelof a keel boat, somewhat similar to the well known Witch, hullt byhim The new boat Is larger, 25x10ft. on waterline, about 30ft, overall and 5ft. draft, and is one of the best models of the type we haveyet seen about Boston. At Marblehead Mr. Blllnw Is also building asmall keel cutter of about 21ft. waterline for J. B. Rhodes, owner ofthe keel cat Caprice, illustrated in the Forest and Stream sometime since. On the beach are Witch, Caprice, Carmelita and a num-ber of other boats, while some are already afloat.;and under the man-agement of the new Corinthian Y. C, the season promises to he avery lively one. Mat 81, 1880.) FOREST AND STREAM. S37
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as to which to follow next morning. It is well to show an anchorlight, even in unpretentious looking creeks, which apparently canlead to nowhere in particular. Usually there is a line country backof the fringe of swamp and marsh and the universal propeller is cer-tain to come poking up the creek to a landing higher up when leastexpected. Underway early next day in a squally southwester. Tied down tworeefs as the blasts came across the marshes and through gaps in thetrees with sudden energy. Passed the steam yacht Ibis, of Boston,hound north, and also a tow of six schooners, among them a yachtwhose name could not be made out, having hands full attending tothe Coot. An hour later, as the river broadened, the wind steadiedand reefs were shaken out. It was ten miles to the first beacon inUpper Currituck, located at the confluence of a small stream calledBlackwater, like a good many others. The river wound about throughswamp and marsh in many coils, doubling back upon itself in over-hand h

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