| Show BOAT made of tennessee white aik oik win aft T r ir ship building in an intermountain inter mountain region is something out of the ordinary bat among other utah possibilities the navigation of our delightful lakes presents many pleasant features as wall as being a commercial benefit to the country surrounding them A peep into the large building at the sun the fact that next summer we cn glide smoothly oyer the crystal waves of utah lake in the large boat now being built by capt 0 D amoore for that purpose the vessel is now in its sk leton and will be interesting for the ladies and any gentleman to see who have never aaen a boat under work or coash notion in about a week it will all be sided in and will not be so interesting to view it ia 55 feet long from out to out on top and 49 feet at the bottom or keel with a 12 foot beam there are ribs of white oak all steamed and bent gracefully to fit the form of the marine rider the aba ara one foot abart and of the beat tennessee white oak in fact all the timber was imported from memphis tennessee who knows but trial some ot me down south people who have reclined under the shades of of those stern sous of the forest may aiji biily off er the waves on sturdy keel the timber is all steamed and bent to its proper shape by means of a boiler erected for that purpose the front end of the boat will be fitted neatly for passengers in pretty much the style of our railroad and will carry about 40 persona in the centre will be two ice cream parlors and at tha stern end the engine room on top there will be a deck and cabin so that in all the boat will conveniently accommodate passengers or a capacity of 80 tons which will only settle the boat into the water seven inches the engine will be 25 coraa power and operate the screw propeller at the stern the propeller will be 30 inches in diameter with ag pitch every revolution of the propeller should eive alie boat 56 inches in the water but it will not do it because of the breakage of alie water there will be feet of floor room so that passengers will not be crowded over 1000 bolts are already in the boat and not less than 2000 will bind safely the unique structure twelve men are employed on the i boat and capt C D joeie in charge besides haying charge of the foundry business BO during the day his time is entirely occupied in that line and at he manipulates his R R bousi provo needs a lew more such ann as the captain to business matters and expedite the grand future of our cita the debian 0 the boat WAX all originated by captain moore and he says if katie dont beak down ant leave the people to walk home he will warrant that they will walk the water neither will the bot break down tiie keelson plank is now being laid and in a few days the boat will look much different for the gunwall and desk will cover the skelton work PO go and see alie grandest ship ever built on thia seaport aad about next mav you can see her launched christened and named besides enjoying the pleasure pleA aure of a fine abay the cost is not know and although it is being built on an economical plan no means are spared to make it commodious and safe |
