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The gyptian families, who lived in canal boats, came and went with the spring and autumn fairs, and were always good for a fight. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z
Newcomers keep arriving—by ship, canal boat, and stagecoach. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
They would blow past canal boats with unparalleled speed. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
“Then maybe later we can go for a tour on a canal boat.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z
The fictional child’s father is a former boy-band singer who lives off the grid on a canal boat — which, Ryan stressed, her ex does not. A Sitcom for Families With ‘Funny Shapes’ 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z
Unique to London, The Floating Cinema takes the form of a canal boat designed by Duggan Morris architects. The Coolest Movie Theaters in London 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z
Saturday, Pier 66 and surrounding area; Family Fun Day Boat Building Championships, Survival Suit Races, vessel tours, kids’ boat building, music, displays, free ship canal boat tours, bounce houses, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-05-05T19:33:17Z
Saturday, Pier 66 and surrounding area; Family Fun Day Boat Building Championships, Survival Suit Races, vessel tours, kids’ boat building, music, free ship canal boat tours, bounce houses, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For Mother’s Day, wildlife and flowers | Community Corner 2014-05-09T18:05:48Z
“He preferred London,” Gomez said as her son took a smartphone picture of the canal boats tied along the banks of the Avon outside the Royal Shakespeare Company complex. Exploring post-Brexit Britain while the pound is at an all-time low 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z
In London, Canalway Cavalcade, takes place at Little Venice, from 4-6 May, and features a gathering of boats and a canal boat pageant, kids' activities, a real ale bar and morris dancers. Bank holiday events for all the family 2013-04-26T20:00:00Z
Fully electric canal boats remain rare and expensive, and probably have to depend on backup diesel generators to power the engines. Can narrowboat owners break with fossil fuels? 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z
UK-based travel agencies also offer stag weekends in Amsterdam, including canal boat cruises with unlimited booze, "steak and strip" nights and red light district pub crawls. Amsterdam launches 'stay away' ad campaign targeting young British men 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z
And we hear from one man who moved to a canal boat to protect himself. Huw Edwards on depression: I'm not embarrassed 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z
Next week, retired bus driver, Carol Jackson, 66, from West Sussex, and her husband, Chris, are due to begin a "dream trip" - sailing their canal boat through France and Spain to Portugal. 'The thought of running out of HRT is terrifying' 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z
He had been working for the Canal and River Trust and was putting an enforcement notice on a canal boat when he was attacked. Clive Porter: Killer on the run convicted of canal murder 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z
Holiday lets, caravans and canal boats, are just some of the temporary locations being used to house children - because there aren't enough suitable places in registered children's homes. The court orders depriving vulnerable children of their ‘liberty’ 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z
Adrian Ellis says that going on his first canal boat holiday was "a surreal experience". Plain sailing: Boating holidays on the rise across the UK 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z
Tanmim Hussain, 46, a driving instructor and mother of four who lives in North London, bought a canal boat this summer. On England’s Canals, Boaters Embrace the Peace and Pace of a Floating Life 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z
But having recovered, he immediately wanted to explore his "obsession" with the sea and boating and bought a 30-year-old canal boat. Timothy Spall: 'I was crying, swearing and chucking paint' 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z
The novel: A Slow Fire Burning starts with a murder on a London canal boat. Books 2021: A pick and mix of what's coming up 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z
Officers posted on social media: "In a career first and following a 13 mile 'follow' we completed a hard stop on a stolen canal boat." Stolen narrow boat retrieved after 13-mile 'chase' 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z
The wall stabilization will further prepare the canal for the arrival of the new canal boat, now under construction and due to arrive next year. Georgetown’s canal boat moves closer to its return with test to stabilize a wall on the C & O 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z
Life on a rustic canal boat is not all romance. On England’s Canals, Boaters Embrace the Peace and Pace of a Floating Life 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z
He already had a six-bedroom house in Oxford’s suburbs, in the garden of which he had dug a large, L-shape swimming pool – an upgrade from the canal boat he had once shared with a colleague. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z
The Limitation of Liability Act applies to vessels used to navigate the ocean, lakes and rivers, including canal boats. High-stakes legal battle looms in California boat fire that killed 34 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z
Officials hope to encourage a more peaceful atmosphere for families and tourists and reduce dangerous behavior by those who treat the canal boats like floating nightclubs, drinking to excess, dancing on tables and even brawling. After drowning, new rules, Mexico City canals see drop-off 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z
A family say they are being forced to remove their canal boat home from the waterways and will become homeless. Canal family face eviction 'for not moving enough' 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z
One summer, my partner and I borrowed a canal boat and motored around the Oxford waterways. How I write: Man Booker shortlist authors reveal their inspirations 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z
Lee Marie was a fairly typical British narrowboat, or canal boat, designed to navigate the 2,200 miles of insanely picturesque canals left over from the Industrial Revolution, when most freight moved by horse-drawn boats. The Low-Cost Way to Live Abroad: Buy a Boat 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z
Commerce is represented by 19th century businessman Chauncey Rose, coal mines, trains, cable cars, steamboats and canal boats and the “Crossroads of America” historical marker at the longtime intersection of U.S. highways 40 and 41. Paintings at Vigo County Courthouse seeing renewed interest 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z
It served as the home of the keeper of the canal lock, which raised and lowered canal boats as they traveled between the District and Cumberland, Md. A 47-ton witness to Washington’s past is slowly inched to the present 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z
Wakeman’s family was in debt, and she was working on a canal boat when the war broke out. What trans soldier Albert Cashier can teach Trump about patriotism 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z
"A significant proportion of the early workforce was made up of children, particularly boys who helped drive the horses that pulled the canal boats, and girls who worked in the boat cabins," says Sheriff. 6 Surprising Facts About the Erie Canal on Its 200th Birthday 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z
Many people don’t realize the island was once owned by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, which ran mule-driven canal boats up and down the river to transport coal, she said. Easton island once drew thousands to its amusement park 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z
SAT Free ship canal boat tours, 11:30 a.m., Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z
St. Helena II was built based on the replica of the canal boat model Simpson and Regula presented to the members of the Louisville Sportsman Club. Ohio city’s historic St. Helena II canal boat gets face lift 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z
On his first day on the job, he learned that the canal was serviced by canal boats, not canal barges, the word I used. Perspective | Readers remember the strangeness, beauty and controversy of St. Elizabeths 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z
At first, she did domestic chores and was given lessons in weaving, but as she grew, she was tasked with cutting wood, plowing fields and dragging loaded canal boats like a draft animal. Harriet Tubman fled a life of slavery in Maryland. Now a new visitor center opens on the land she escaped. 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z
A stylized canal boat is part of the brewing company’s logo. Washington County’s 2nd craft brewer has name linked to C&O 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z
The park says in a statement that the canal boat rides at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center in Potomac are free on Thursday. Free C&O Canal boat rides for park service centennial 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z
The reconstruction Hatfield did on St. Helena II used the same canal boat model to restore the boat after it had been abandoned for years without upkeep when it retired. Ohio city’s historic St. Helena II canal boat gets face lift 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z
And it’s possible to walk or bike the same path that mules trod while towing canal boats loaded with goods and passengers. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z
At the top of each incline, coal-fired stationary engines lifted or lowered canal boats and engines - often a few rail cars at a time - from one level to the next, Bosley said. Allegheny Portage site recalls 1834 railroad innovation 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z
Around that time the Irish-born Hopkins, then a 32-year-old newly ordained clergyman from Pittsburgh, began his own voyage by canal boat from Buffalo to Albany, eventually headed for Manhattan to attend a religious conference. Erie Canal trip touts waterway's history, early depictions 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z
"The heavier commodities couldn't be shipped through the canals on canal boats." NY-based explorers find 1868 schooner wreck in Lake Ontario 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z
He has also toured other canal boats that have been constructed. Ohio city’s historic St. Helena II canal boat gets face lift 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z
According to the Canal and Rivers Trust, lots of people do manage to raise children on canal boats and successfully get them to school, but it just takes more organisation and planning than normal. The canal boat dwellers told to keep moving or face eviction - BBC News 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z
The OMA members put their individual skills to work, helping to maintain the toll house, the replica canal boat and the even the outdoor grounds. EXCHANGE: Effort begins to restore Illinois & Michigan Canal 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z
A canal boat drifts by, filled with contented-looking middle-aged Germans drinking huge beers, while chatting cyclists rattle past on the picturesque cobble-stoned towpath. Will Berlin's brake on rents be good for Germany? - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z
While at school, he spent summer holidays working as a stonemason and on canal boats. Cheap and cheerless 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z
Then-state legislator Ralph Regula and the late Al Simpson, a longtime editor at The Canton Repository, wanted to know if the club members were up for the challenge of building the first canal boat replica. Ohio city’s historic St. Helena II canal boat gets face lift 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z
Most of the canal boat operators are based near the central railroad station. Art festival lights up Amsterdam in dark winter 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
They remained lifelong friends and often traveled together, including more than a dozen trips on canal boats in Europe. Former professor Philip Thiel advocated a U District plaza 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z
In the center of the docks, covered over with a few canoes, moss and some garbage, two wooden canal boats lie submerged. EXCHANGE: Discovery opens door to bygone canal era 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z
A man and his dog have been found dead on a canal boat in Oxfordshire in what is believed to have been an accident. Man and dog found dead on canal boat 2014-01-03T22:18:36Z
The company thanked nearby canal boat owners who helped with the passenger rescue. Duckmarines 'should be grounded' 2013-06-17T11:29:33Z
The festival’s website http://www.amsterdamlightfestival.com includes maps, descriptions of the art works and links to canal boat operators offering tours. Art festival lights up Amsterdam in dark winter 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
The free festival includes street performers, parades, giant puppets, fire dancers, music and canal boats. Valley celebrates flood recovery 2012-11-24T01:51:53Z
This home for unwanted cats aboard a canal boat claims to be the only floating cattery. In pictures: Amsterdam's canals 2012-10-05T01:45:28Z
This sport arose from the habit of Dutch canal boat hands’ resting on the poles that lined the canals to moor barges. Linschoten Journal: Little-Known Dutch Sports Experience a Revival 2012-07-18T23:55:38Z
During its visit the torch will travel on board a canal boat and tram. In pictures: Torch takes a trip 2012-06-23T17:32:33Z
Narrowboats and barges: a proud history Sixty canal boats, once the only way to transport goods around the UK, will ply their way down the Thames on 3 June as part of the grand flotilla. Diamond Jubilee: Explore the Pageant 2012-05-23T08:42:01Z
Among his best-known compositions are some of early railroad travel, incidents of stage coach and canal boat journeys, rendered with much detail on a minute scale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
In shape she is something like a round-bottomed canal boat with the ends cut off. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
"Only to English ladies on canal boats," said he, smiling. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z
It is only frequented by the picturesque native canal boats, with their lofty masts and varnished oak sides, so marvellously clean, for all their dirty work. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z
A second narrowboat, the Shropshire Lass, will follow on, crewed by members of the Lyneal Trust which proves canal boat experiences for disabled people. Diamond Jubilee: Explore the Pageant 2012-05-23T08:42:01Z
However, he soon met a cousin, who gave him the opportunity of driving mules for a canal boat. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
I saw logs of wood and other “wreck,” probably portions of canal boats that had come down the river and been swept over the Falls, whirling around but not coming to the centre. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z
He recommended small canals and boats of little burden in a treatise on "Improvement of Canal Navigation," and inclined planes instead of locks, as a means of transporting canal boats from one level to another. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z
He had to go on with the canal boat. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
The new style, which bids to pay handsomely, is as full a bow and stern as the ordinary first-class canal boat. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z
He fell into the water fourteen times during the two or three months he served on the canal boat. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
He reached Wisbech by canal boat, saw his uncle, was taken to Mr. Councillor Bellamy, who, after inspecting the nephew, said, “Well, I may see him again.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z
This was a kind of glorified canal boat with masts, but according to the 'Lustrated London News, and there could be no higher authority, it was undoubtedly a ship. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
And a boat on the canal is a canal boat, is it not? The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
Heavy guns were placed on canal boats for Washington; the sick were sent to convalescent camps, and everything that could not be taken was destroyed. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z
“Now what?” asked Dan when the Vagabond had been made fast in her new quarters at the end of a file of disreputable canal boats. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z
I took this photograph of an open canal boat engine whilst taking the judges of Yorkshire in Bloom from one location to the next judging point. Your pictures 2011-07-21T08:57:03Z
The experiment was next tried on a large scale with a canal boat, on the Forth and Clyde Canal, but one of the wheels broke. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z
“They used to think canal boats were the most wonderful objects in the world.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
You know I used to have a canal boat—monkey boat we called ’em, because they are so long and thin.” Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z
I traveled thence by steamer to Buffalo, by canal boat to Rochester, by railroad and stage to Albany and Boston, by railroad to Lowell, and by stage to Tamworth, New Hampshire. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
A very short part of that canal, with a working lock and a canal boat has been reconstructed as a museum, next to the Ludwig Mill in Grand Rapids, Ohio. Helium Hokum: Why Airships Will Never Be Part of Our Transportation Infrastructure 2011-05-27T15:45:00.230Z
“Those are the gold dredges,” affirmed Osceola, indicating three hulks which looked like crosses between coal barges and canal boats. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z
“Are we going on a canal boat?” asked Tess, overhearing some of the talk on the front seat. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
"It's not San Antonio," Berry said, "but we have canal boats, too." Spiders, Ram make Richmond the City of Hoops 2011-03-22T22:53:14Z
At Schenectady I took passage on a canal boat to Buffalo. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
However, when there is land to lay tracks on, ditches full of water are dumb—especially when sides of the canal erode just from towing the canal boats through. Helium Hokum: Why Airships Will Never Be Part of Our Transportation Infrastructure 2011-05-27T15:45:00.230Z
He was travelling on a sort of canal boat on his way from Venice to Florence. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z
“And now, Martha, to show that I was in earnest, there is the craft in question,” and he pointed to an old hulk of a canal boat, which had seen its best days. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
Supposing the vessel to be perfectly tight in her upper works after the overhauling she had received, we loaded her deep, in order to take a full canal boat's cargo on board. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate...
I had passed over but two short lines of railroad, and had made the journey by canal boat, by steamer, by stage, and a large portion of it on foot. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
Here I saw canal boats running for the first time, passing and repassing one another, and learned we were upon the Schuylkill River,—and crossed this beautiful stream immediately after leaving this place. My First Campaign
In the morning I put my companion and all the things into the canal boat. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z
Our houseboat is higher than a canal boat.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
A canal boat passes, the mules walking leisurely along the towpath. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway
Also, I had become acquainted with a gentleman on a canal boat, who grew geraniums and bachelor's buttons in a box on deck. A Top-Floor Idyl
The incline is capable of passing 200 canal boats in 12 hours, and the whole plant is worked by three men. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony"
Shortly thereafter the two embarked in a canal boat for Slootzsloykin, where they finally arrived in safety. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative
“He’s a good mule for pulling canal boats, but he can’t do tricks.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
She grew as white as the drying linen on the windless air, as the family wash hung on the canal boat lines behind her. Fairfax and His Pride
They noticed the queerly rigged ships in the bay, the windmills scattered everywhere, and the canal passing right through the town and filled with Dutch canal boats. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860
At that time the bunks provided were nothing more than three tiers of shelves similar to the bunks on the canal boats. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906
Tuesday, October 22.—Arrived at Edwards Ferry by six o’clock A. M. Two thousand men were already landed on the Virginia shore, opposite the ferry, others were continually crossing on canal boats. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery
“I want your opinion about a canal boat.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
At Deep Creek the five companies, together with two wagons loaded with provisions, embarked on two canal boats, and hitching mules to the boats we were on the way to North Carolina. History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers
At the opening of this line the people’s ideas of railway speed were scarcely ahead of the canal boat Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years
So much for sleeping on board canal boats. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings
Big canal boats which were lying idle in the neighborhood were requisitioned and anchored side by side, touching each other. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone
“A canal boat?” murmured Ruth, as if she had not heard aright. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
A bridge of canal boats, similar to a pontoon, was constructed across the river, and we took possession of this beautiful, proud city. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry
The sealed canal boats were opened only under the eyes of the Americans. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work
Of all the ways of travelling which obtain among our locomotive nation, this said vehicle, the canal boat, is the most absolutely prosaic and inglorious. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings
For many years it was not believed that under ordinary circumstances the iron horse could ever compete with the canal boat in rates. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses
But, speaking seriously, this boat is on the canal, though strictly it is not a canal boat. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
It’s rough on the fellow, Mort, to run him off to sea, or to make him a prisoner in the bottom of a coal barge or canal boat. The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street
Official German placards forbidding seizure or interference by German soldiers or officials were on all the canal boats and railway cars and horse carts and on all the warehouses used by the Commission. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work
Since his mother's death he had driven on the canal boat; but now the boat was to lie by for winter, and the hands of course turned loose to find employment till spring. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings
The canal boat left Knott-mill at six, and it was now past five; so Libbie let herself out very gently, and went across to her friends. The Grey Woman and other Tales
Where the voyage is kept up for any length of time, two sets of mules or horses are used in towing canal boats. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
"What have you been about all the afternoon?—I expect to hear that you have sailed up the Great Pyramid in a canal boat, or coasted Japan in a Chinese lantern." Say and Seal, Volume I
In this particular case of the canal boats we finally compromised by putting up the value of five boats. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work
Really, it's quite moderate for a canal boat. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings
A walking tour for any but the hardiest pedestrian was out of the question, so I was told that the best way for a "bachelor" traveler was to secure transportation on the canal boats. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders
“It ’minds me of the time I came from Scotland,” murmured Mrs. MacCall as she went up the “bridge,” as the gangplank of a canal boat is sometimes called. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
Thus you will be able to see the Dyak country as comfortably as you could see Holland from the deck of a canal boat. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China
The former is much in the shape of a canal boat, long, slim-built, sharp at each end, and propelled by setting poles and the cordelle or long rope. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West
"I can go back to the canal boat, and find the cook," he thought to himself. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings
Although canal boats usually move slowly, yet they can carry goods cheaper than railroads can. Conservation Reader
“But not as long as many of the canal boats, though a trifle wider, or ‘of more beam,’ as a sailor would say,” he remarked. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
It was October when he went away from home, it was a month later when, by leisurely stage and slow canal boat, he arrived at the Mississippi River, the outpost of established travel. The Windy Hill
Men now go by railway, and then they went by the canal boat. The Bertrams
A canal boat in Holland for carrying goods and passengers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Early in August the swiftest steamer of the line was splitting the Atlantic surges and driving hard for home, with “Gov” cursing her for a canal boat. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters
The other means of getting a canal boat over a hill is by means of a lock. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
Then by the canal boat and the railroad over the Alleghany Mountains to Pittsburgh, then down the Ohio to Cincinnati, then to Louisville, and then to St. Louis. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856
It would be just our luck to find the last canal boat gone!” Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub
I went from Syracuse to Oswego by a canal boat when I was a young man. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing
“When I go I’ll choose a ship with a band and broad decks, not any such cramped old canal boat as the Portland.” Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters
He agreed to be back at the canal boat at five o’clock, after the show. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
Many of the men, women, and children wore sabots, or wooden shoes, which Paul compared to canal boats, and went clumping and clattering along the streets like champion clog-dancers. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
Steam was up by this time, and we towed the canal boats down to a point near the lake. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi
Over the mountains in 1839; canal boat being hauled over the portage road Other railroads came as they were needed. A Short History of Pittsburgh
Commerce had stopped for the present, and a long line of canal boats was laid up for want of employment. Diary in America, Series One
The other was a trekschuyt, or canal boat, which was going only a short way, to the nearest village. Rollo in Holland
If the skipper of a Hudson River canal boat had suddenly found his craft deserting the waterway and starting to climb Bear Mountain, he might have experienced something of Sears' feelings at that moment. Fair Harbor
Those chosen were conveyed to their destination, packed in wagons or canal boats, and from that moment were doomed to the most awful form of slavery. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles
The Departments were packed in case of necessity for flight; and some of the archives were even put on board canal boats and towed beyond the city. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death
Set off for Oswego in a canal boat; it was called a packet-boat because it did not carry merchandise, but was a very small affair, about fifty feet long by eight wide. Diary in America, Series One
But he said that he would go with me a few miles, if I could find a canal boat going to some place that we knew. Rollo in Holland
They are great canal boats, towed by a steamer. Rollo on the Rhine
Boston was on the coast, you see, and had its ships as well as the canal boats that connected the city with the manufacturing districts of the Merrimac. Steve and the Steam Engine
We were ten days on a good clean canal boat and paid five dollars for board and our ticket. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
At the mouth of the river, across the channel, we had sunk twenty canal boats, to the end that Burnside should not get by. The Long Roll
I found the canal boat by going to the place where the boats all were, and saying, Delft, Delft, to the people; and then they pointed me to the right boat. Rollo in Holland
As day after day passed, it was noised about the settlement that Ezra Longman had run away, some saying that he had been seen upon a line of canal boats going to Albany. Tess of the Storm Country
Without doubt Monsieur was rich; and in that case he might make a canal boat as pretty as a villa—joli comme un château. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25)
From Boston, a train carried us to Albany, New York, and from there by canal boat we went to Buffalo. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
Besides the canal boats and the guns and the waterfowl there was a deal of fever—malarial—of exposure, of wet, of mouldy bread, of homesickness and general desolation. The Long Roll
Uncle George said that it was an excellent plan to go there, for then, if we got tired of the canal boat in going, we could come home by a railroad train. Rollo in Holland
A great steamer attached to a number of canal boats lay as a thin black line in the center of the lake. Tess of the Storm Country
The shores were closely lined by canal boats waiting their turn at the lock. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25)
While walking along the side of the docks, he met his cousin, Amos Fletcher, who was the captain of a canal boat, and to whom he related his recent experience. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President
At Dayton, 1829, when the first fleet of three canal boats arrived from Cincinnati, it was greeted with the firing of cannon and the shouts of an immense crowd lining the canal banks. Stories Of Ohio
"Why, the canal boats are so funny!" said Rollo. Rollo in Holland
Half-a-dozen boats wished to go through the draw, including a string of canal boats, and it was nearly noon before he could leave the spot. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
I was born aboard a canal boat, and often tumbled in and had to be fished out by my father with the spitcher. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track
Amos had been engaged in teaching before he became the captain of a canal boat, and when he found how much James knew, he spoke very seriously to him about his future prospects. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President
On the canal boat, a kindly gentleman was talking to me 15 one day, and I remarked that I had crossed the Connecticut River at Albany. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year
Then with a touch of malice she added, "You told me you made your houseboat from an old canal boat, didn't you, Miss Morton?" Madge Morton's Secret
Too bad I couldn't get him on the canal boat. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
The canal boat captains, when I was a boy," said General Garfield, "were a profane, carousing, ignorant lot, and, as a boy, I was eager to imitate them. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success
During the few months that he was on the canal boat, James fell into the water fourteen times. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President
Accepting the offer at once, she made the long journey by canal boat to Canajoharie, and early in May 1846 was comfortably settled in the home of Uncle Joshua's daughter, Margaret Read Caldwell. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian
The canal boats unloaded at Broad Street, and Columbus had a Fourth of July celebration every year. Watch Yourself Go By
You see, Madge and her friends had a little houseboat that they fixed over from an old canal boat. Grace Harlowe's Problem
Mechanical invention, to adapt steam to the heavy resistances of canal boats, is therefore the first and greatest necessity of canals. History of Steam on the Erie Canal
And at that moment he made up his mind to leave the canal boat, and return to his home. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President
Here are steamboats and steamships, sailing vessels, barges, and canal boats—every sort of craft known to navigation.  Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City
The war material was quickly unloaded from the canal boats, and Gen. O'Neil at once began making dispositions of his force to hold his ground. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870
This could be used in raising and lowering canal boats without disturbing their cargoes. Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison
An enormous tow of one hundred canal boats and five schooners was passed, drawn by four powerful tugs. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World
An occasional canal boat suggests a still continued effort at traffic, and transport railcars prove action in the quartermaster's department. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
A novelty in canal boats lies in Charles River, near the foot of Chestnut street, which is calculated to attract considerable attention. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882
The order was obeyed, and at 1 o'clock on the morning of June 3rd all in the camp were shipped on board of the canal boats and started back across the river. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870
A steamer towing a multitude of canal boats was approaching, and he waited for it to pass. Within The Enemy's Lines
They are mostly wood and provision boats, flat bottomed and built somewhat on the plan of canal boats. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World
The barges seemed more like ships than the canal boats did. A Great Emergency and Other Tales
Passengers could now travel by canal boat into the West with comparative ease and comfort, if not at a rapid speed, and the bulkiest of freight could be easily handled. History of the United States
The order not being promptly obeyed, it was repeated with a threat to sink the canal boats if not immediately complied with. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870
"I got the milk just before you came; the girl at the 'Rest'"—the 'Rest' was the little house where the canal boats stopped—"fetched it early." Us An Old Fashioned Story
The canal boat, with its cargo of stone had no more than fairly left the eastern side, when a large raft was observed emerging from between two abutments of the bridge above. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring
To illustrate our meaning, let us suppose that a canal boat passes below a stage or platform a mile long, on which are arranged a series of sacks of corn. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
The conversation was conducted by the captain of the canal boat, as he walked on the deck to and fro. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
Gen. O'Neil and his principal officers were taken on board the "Michigan," while the rank and file were left huddled up on the canal boats for the night. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870
On the deck of a canal boat a girl came out with a bundle of clothes in her arms. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
The canal boat was now crossing the rapid current, where a passage-way had been left on purpose for rafts. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring
We have seen lots of Turkish soldiers walking in comfortable irregularity; and, after feeling ourselves to be dreadful guys for two hours, returned to the hotel whence we were to start for the canal boats. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1
While returning to Joliet on the canal boat my nearest friend, from whom I had borrowed the seven dollars, kindly gave me his views on the subject of "greenhorns." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned
About midnight two steam tugs, with a couple of canal boats in tow, quietly slipped out of Buffalo Creek, and escaping the vigilance of the American authorities, headed for the Canadian shore. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870
But I saw you on the canal boat. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
When I was in D�sseldorf, last October, I met the owner of a number of canal boats, who shipped coal and iron products from the Rhine Valley to Denmark. Germany, The Next Republic?
The long line of canal boats being towed down the lake to the canal below; the red lanterns at either end of each boat showing as they came. The S. W. F. Club
I could get passage on a canal boat the next morning for Buffalo; rather I was permitted to sleep on board.... Children of the Market Place
He was far from well when he took the canal boat from Cleveland to Portsmouth on the Ohio river; but he was now in a reckless and adventurous mood. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics
"Please," she asked breathlessly, stepping directly in front of him, "do you know whether any of the people along here would be willing to rent me a canal boat?" Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
I was admiral of a canal boat in New Jersey one summer trying to earn enough money to carry my sophomore year in college, and cussing the mules ruined my hope of a reputable accent. A Hoosier Chronicle
I took some canal boats on shares; Mr. Grice, who married my other young mistress, was the owner of them. Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
Not only big shipping: I think one may see barges and canal boats in greater variety at Rotterdam than anywhere else. A Wanderer in Holland
The first iron canal boat made its appearance here July 24, 1787. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically
I am going to draw a plan to-night to show how easy it will be to turn one of these old canal boats into our beautiful 'Ship of Dreams.' Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
East and west along the canal are canal boats that have been painted grey and have guns mounted on them. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front
He bought two canal boats, and, taking me out of Mr. Grice's employment, set me to work them on the same terms as I did for my former master. Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
I mentioned the nation’s equability to the young Dutchman in the canal boat between Rotterdam and Delft. A Wanderer in Holland
"D'ye see, I am in training for the billet of chief deck hand on a tramp canal boat, and this experience is just in my line." A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
But the girls came, at last, to a spot where they again beheld a dirty canal boat made fast to a tree on the sandy shore. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
We put men ashore when the banks permitted and were towed like a canal boat. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines
When the great kindness of Captain Minner had set me clear of Mr. Sawyer, I went to my old occupation of working the canal boats. Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
All produce and traffic of every description for the Western country must go here, to be reshipped from the canal boats. Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic
Everybody knows how Carnegie got his start; didn't Lincoln use to chop wood for a living, and Garfield drive a canal boat team? Said the Observer
"He is the man who is to see about our canal boat," answered Phil, as though they were already in possession. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
But these trains went faster than canal boats or steamboats. A Short History of the United States
I recovered, and went to the canal boats again; by the end of three years from the time he laid down the money, I entirely repaid my very kind and excellent friend. Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
I went round with the rest of them, for I had seen all these plays on the canal boats, and had once or twice taken part in them. Vandemark's Folly
If you attempt to explain how a canal boat is taken through a lock without thoroughly understanding the process yourself, you will give your listeners only a confused idea of how it is done. Composition-Rhetoric
Madge turned pitying eyes on the demented girl, then as they stepped aboard the other canal boat, for the time she forgot the lovely apparition she had just seen. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
When I think of Belgium's part in the war I always think of the little Belgian dog, the schipperke who lives on the canal boats. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form
Tons of artificial manure came by canal boat—positively boat loads—and were stored in the warehouse. Hodge and His Masters
I explained to the captain, in order that I might be honest with him, that I was no sailor, but had worked on canal boats for years, and would do my best. Vandemark's Folly
Lake schooners, and steam and canal boats are here in abundance, it being an entrepôt for western produce and eastern merchandize. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America
Lining the banks of the canal were numbers of coal barges and canal boats. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
Many of the canal boats have white, yellow, or chocolate-colored sails. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates
While sleeping on the deck of a canal boat, a man at Highspire was seriously injured by striking his head against a bridge. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Matthew Boulton, of Birmingham, had proposed to move canal boats by means of the steam-engine; and Dr. Small, his friend, was in communication with James Watt, then residing at Glasgow, on the subject. Men of Invention and Industry
It is possible that your canal boat—I beg your pardon, your schooner, Mr. Cleggett—played some part in their smuggling operations. The Cruise of the Jasper B.
"We call those boats shanty boats down in Virginia," Eleanor said; "I suppose because the little cabin on the deck of the canal boat looks so like a shanty." Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
It is a little better than on board the canal boat, but not much. American Notes
The famous regiment, with so many of whose officers we have made acquaintance, was drafted in canal boats to Bruges and Ghent, thence to march to Brussels. Vanity Fair
As an editor he is a dismal failure, but he would be a dazzling success as ballast for a canal boat. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10
Finally, Cleggett, with one hand on his hip, and standing with his feet wide apart, said very incisively: "Sir, the Jasper B. is NOT a canal boat." The Cruise of the Jasper B.
When they came to the line of canal boats that the girls had seen the afternoon before a halt was made. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
I made out that they were lights on board of canal boats. The Bark Covered House
Then nothing but the towpath, which is the path on one side of the canal where the mules walk when they drag the canal boats. W. A. G.'s Tale
A community used to horses looks with horror on the instability of all water craft less solid than canal boats. The Forest
He soon became agent for a line of vessels between Buffalo and Cleveland, and also of a line of canal boats. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
The deck of the canal boat was about forty feet long, with a twelve-foot beam. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
There we embarked on a canal boat and moved slowly night and day, to invade the forests of Michigan. The Bark Covered House
Aunty Edith told me those were our best stairs, and that once they were canal boat stairs. W. A. G.'s Tale
They were small affairs compared with those of the present day, being about 50 or 60 tons burden, the modern canal boat being 180 or 200 tons. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882
Experiment proved the fallacy of this belief, and thenceforward canal boats ran through to New York. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
Abandoning the idea of visiting Boston, he took passage on a canal boat for Rochester. John James Audubon
Of course the travelling is chiefly by diligence and canal boat, and for English ladies very often terribly rough and trying. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
Just as we got to Rabbit Run Bridge, who came along, with his mules, and the same canal boat, and the same man asleep, under an umbrella this time, but that BOY! W. A. G.'s Tale
Once we were motor-boating upon the Champlain Canal and we were delayed all day by the numbers of slow canal boats. My Boyhood
He worked his passage on a canal boat from his home to Oswego, where he took passage on board a vessel just leaving for Cleveland. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
Only our journey is smooth and noiseless, like the old-fashioned canal boat travelling, where, if you shut your eyes, you could not tell that you were moving. Expositions of Holy Scripture
Here groups of men were unloading the canal boats which had arrived from the river. Cleopatra
In consequence, transportation by all steam and electric vehicles is greatly hampered; and transportation by automobile and by the fleet of gasoline-using Volga steamers and canal boats is impossible. The Bullitt Mission to Russia
One of our party commented upon this and said that there were enough canal boats as it was, that the canal seemed pretty well gummed up with them. My Boyhood
You are right as to the unnecessary detention at this place of canal boats; it is an evil of great turpitude. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
We arrived at Rochester, a distance of a hundred and forty miles, on the second morning after leaving Utica, fully determined never to enter a canal boat again, at least, not in America. Domestic Manners of the Americans
They are like canal boats, but are punted along and are used by the Hudson Bay people for taking forward supplies to the forts. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest
But Clinton and his friends carried the canal to completion, and in 1825 a fleet of canal boats left Buffalo, went through the canal, down the Hudson, and out into New York Bay. A Brief History of the United States
They passed brick-kilns and clay-quarries, with reddish puddles of water in the bottom of them; crossed a jade-green river where a long file of canal boats with bright paint on their prows moved slowly. Three Soldiers
In addition to these a very large number of propellers and sailing vessels were built, and canal boats almost without number. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
A canal boat was once passing through a narrow lock on the Erie line, and the captain hailed the passengers and said, 'Look out.' Nature and Human Nature
We pursued our way along the tow-path for a short distance, when the canal boat came along. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
"When do we get to Buffalo?" asked Katy, with an uneasy recollection of having heard that canal boats travel slowly. What Katy Did at School
For the most part they are plain sneak thieves or bogus junk dealers who work with dishonest pier watchmen and crooked canal boat captains and lighter hands. The Dream Doctor
This had banished the Dutch wagons entirely, and railroads might complete our ruin entirely, by banishing canal boats. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
On board canal boat it means, haul your head in, and don't look at nothin'.' Nature and Human Nature
Wharfs for the use of ships and canal boats will also be constructed on this frontage. The Story of Electricity
Katy and Clover agreed that they never wanted to see a canal boat again. What Katy Did at School
In this mood he met his cousin, formerly a schoolmaster, then captain of a canal boat, with whom he at once engaged to drive his horses. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life
This coal was also brought in by canal boats. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
The canal boat "Lucy Ann" called in here the other day and reported all quiet on the Wabash. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 7: Miscellaneous
The old days of coach and canal boat had a picturesqueness and a comradeship of their own. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway
In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time—the steamboat, the canal boat, and the rail car. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states
He rejected the advice and in October took passage on a canal boat for Portsmouth, on the Ohio river, and went thence to Cincinnati. Life of Stephen A. Douglas
Mr. Scott was interested in the first line of canal boats that ran through from Utica to New York. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
Or there is what we call the canal boat.” Novel Notes
When this is the case the corn runs direct from the weighing measure into the shoot that communicates with the canal boat. North America — Volume 1
On the canal boat a kindly gentleman was talking to me one day, and I mentioned the fact that I had crossed the Connecticut River at Albany. The New McGuffey Fourth Reader
Here he continued his connection with the forwarding business by opening an agency for the American Transportation Line of canal boats on the Erie canal, his office being at the foot of Superior street. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
In the outset of Erie canal operations it was supposed that canal boats could not sail down the Hudson, and the freight was consequently transhipped at Albany. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
A number of lake vessels also belonged the house, and a line of canal boats belonging to the firm ran between Cleveland and Portsmouth, and between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
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