A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways

BY

WILLIAM WOOD

TORONTO
GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY
1915

Copyright in all Countries subscribing
to the Berne Convention

TO
THE PETRYS
EACH AND ALL
IN TOKEN OF
A FAMILY FRIENDSHIP
FOUR GENERATIONS STRONG

CONTENTS

Page
I. [A LAND OF WATERWAYS ] 1
II. [CANOES ] 16
III. [SAILING CRAFT; THE PIONEERS ] 41
IV. [SAILING CRAFT: UNDER THE FLEURS-DE-LIS] 54
V. [SAILING CRAFT: UNDER THE UNION JACK] 68
VI. [SAILING CRAFT: THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP ] 82
VII. [SAILING CRAFT: 'FIT TO GO FOREIGN' ] 92
VIII. [STEAMERS ] 129
IX. [FISHERIES] 155
X. [ADMINISTRATION ] 171
XI. [NAVIES ] 179
[BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE] 189
[INDEX] 193