Miller, Olive Beaupré, ed, Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945, illustrator · Chicago : The Bookhouse for children · leaf 403
tedious task pushing the clumsy,heavy old scow for a long distance up stream, so then and thereRoberts active mind began to work on the problem of savinglabor in locomotion by water. During a visit of a week with anaunt in New Britain, he planned and made a small model of aboat to be propelled by… … 400 THE TREASURE CHEST On returning to Lancaster, Fulton confided his plan for mov-ing a boat by paddle wheels to Christopher. After much secrethammering, sawing and planing in the woods by the river, thetwo lads together made a set of side paddles to move their oldfriend, the scow. The paddle…
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