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barge The boats used on the coast are of American construction, sharp at either end, have two small poles or masts, and are called "barges:" they sail swiftly and are said to weather a storm even better than our pilot boats. American schooners coming to fish carry several of these boats, a...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1977
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8429
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Summary:barge The boats used on the coast are of American construction, sharp at either end, have two small poles or masts, and are called "barges:" they sail swiftly and are said to weather a storm even better than our pilot boats. American schooners coming to fish carry several of these boats, and at the close of the season willingly sell them to the fishermen. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DNE-cit [-]BOWEN 329 41[-] W. J. KIRWIN MAY 1977 JH MAY 1977 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I 'BOWDEN 329-41' is crossed out in the source line on card.