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Boating trips on New England rivers (1884)

Fellows, Henry Parker · Boston, Cupples, Upham and company · leaf 57

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mills. 54 B OA TING TBIP8.PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. I ought perhaps to say, by way of advice to any onewho has a desire to take a boating trip, that almost any boatis suitable for the purpose, provided it is light and portable. In the absence of any choice, however, I would recom-mend, especially for… … hw^gs&.^r* Three oars should be taken in preference to a pairalone. A painter of extra length should be provided, and along stern rope may be very useful at times in rapids. A tent, such as the one I have used, which has provedvery serviceable, may easily be made as follows. Themain canvas is…

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