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The History of New-Hampshire Volume 3; Comprehending the Events of One Complete Century and Seventy-Five Years from the Discovery of the River Pascataqua to the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety. Containing Also, a Geographical Description

The History of New-Hampshire Volume 3; Comprehending the Events of One Complete Century and Seventy-Five Years from the Discovery of the River Pascataqua to the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety. Containing Also, a Geographical Description


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...to the river Passcataqua, and its branches. They are generally set up on the banks of the river, but sometimes vessels of an hundreds tons and upwards, have been built at the distance of one or two miles from the water, and drawn on strong fledges of timber, on the snow, by teams of two hundred oxen, and placed on the ice of the rivers so as to float in the spring. They have also been built at the distance of seven or eight miles; then taken to pieces, and conveyed in common team loads to the sea. Fishing schooners and whale-boats are often built at the distance of two or three miles from the water. There are no workmen more capable of constructing good ships, than the carpenters of New-Hampihire. But the goodness of a ship ever did and will depend on the quality of the materials, the nature and promptitude of the pay, and the constant attend tiou of the person whose interest it is that the ship should be good. The number of ships built in the river in 17:90, was eight. In 1791, twenty. The price of building is generally from eleven to twelve dollars per ton for the carpenters' work, and less than one third more for iron and other work. The number of ships and other vessels belonging to the port of Pascataqua in 1791, is as follows; Above 100 tons, 33 Under 100 tons, 50 83 The white pine of the forest is the strongest and most durable timber which America affords for masts. It is often advanced by Europeans, that the pines of Norway exceed those of America in strength, This is acknowledged to be true whilst the Norway wood retains its natural juices; but these being soon exhausted by the heat and dryness of the air, leave the wood less firm, and a decay commences much sooner than in the white pine of America. The Norway pine begins to decay in five or fix y...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781152951907
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 88
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1152951904
  • Publisher Date: 10 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 172 gr


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