History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . navigation next spring. The May Mai-tin was built in Jamestown in 1875, by Dr. W. B. Martin,of Busti, and Frank Steele, of Jamestown. She is a stern-wheel steamer: length,68 feet, 12 feet beam. She can carry 200 passengers, and is intended forpleasure excursions. She can run down the outlet to the railroad depot. The/. M. Burdick, a small steam yacht, owned in Mayville, although shecan run in any part of the lake, is chiefly used in the upper part. Herlength is
History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its first settlement to the present timeWith numerous biographical and family sketches . navigation next spring. The May Mai-tin was built in Jamestown in 1875, by Dr. W. B. Martin,of Busti, and Frank Steele, of Jamestown. She is a stern-wheel steamer: length,68 feet, 12 feet beam. She can carry 200 passengers, and is intended forpleasure excursions. She can run down the outlet to the railroad depot. The/. M. Burdick, a small steam yacht, owned in Mayville, although shecan run in any part of the lake, is chiefly used in the upper part. Herlength is 52 feet; width, 9 feet. She can carry 15 tons, and is also intendedfor pleasure parties. The C. J. Hepburn, another steam yacht, is also intended for excursionparties. Its length is 56 feet; beam, 7 feet 3 inches. It is owned inMayville. The steamer Nettie Fox was built at Jamestown, in the spring of 1875,for C. J. Fox and Capt. Robert Jones, by Isaac Hammutt, of was the first stern-wheel boat on the lake. Her length is 170 feet;breadth of beam, 32 feet. She has a cabin, 21 by 60 feet, on her main SUPPLEMENT. 661. deck, on which are two engines, 15 inches by 5 feet. The boiler deck has twocabins, 10 by 12 feet. The boat has a promenade deck, 32 by 60 feet, anda ladies cabin, 21 by 50 feet, opening from which are four state rooms, awash room, etc. The upper, or hurricane deck, also is used entirely as apromenade. There is a saloon and office; but no liquor is kept on board,the boat being run strictly on temperance principles. Her acting captain,last season, was James F. Fox. The Co/. Williaf/i F/ii///j>s was built at Bemus Point, in 1S73, from plansfurnished by R. J. I. Cooper, of Buffalo, and C. C. Beck, of length is 125 feet; breadth of beam, 17 feet. She is a side-7vhcel boat,and said to be the only one on the lake. She has two engines of 40 horsepower \ and her boiler is of 90 horse power. On the lower deck is a smallcabin, 16 by 20 feet; abov
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