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Show Walnut Boat Gives Long Service snmv.'i nmmummH lrw-,it?xv W1F""7W WW.W'r" v ".'.1'JMmnwJi.ii T. Ji"'i v1 i ' f Hewn finiu a ruaiiiinoth tree, tliis solid walnut boat, made lTJO years ago, gave mr;re tlian a century of service on the Wabash river, near Vincennes. Inrl. lis contemporaries, the Indian birch bark canoe and the bateau of tlm early voyagers, disappeared from these waters years ago, but as late as this walnut boat was in active service. The boat Is 22 feet long and "0 inches wide. It was built by Mitchell I'.onhonime, great-great-grandfather of the led shown in the picture, and it is cherished, today by the liouhomme fandly ts a historic reminder of those early days. i |