[DOC] [TLE] What do Mark Twain and your depth sounder have in common ... [PAR] Thought some of you might be interested in how depth was measured in the "Ol 
days. ... It meant that the water was 2 fathoms (12 feet) deep and indicated safe 
water. ... boat cautiously made its way along the river in potentially shallow water. [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #3330, aired 1999-02-12 [PAR] This leading British chocolate-maker introduced its "Dairy Milk" chocolate bar in 
1905 ... On a riverboat, it's how you would "Mark" water that's 2 fathoms deep... [DOC] [TLE] Depth sounding - Wikipedia [PAR] Depth sounding refers to the act of measuring depth. It is often referred to simply 
as sounding. Data taken from soundings are used in bathymetry to make maps of 
the floor of a body of water, and were traditionally shown on nautical charts in 
fathoms and feet. ... Thus when the depth was two fathoms, they would call "by 
the mark twain! [DOC] [TLE] Origins of the name Mark Twain | Twain, Mark | Britannica.com [PAR] Although Samuel Clemens's earliest use of the pseudonym Mark Twain has been 
... which he claims he took from the senior riverboat captain Isaiah Sellers. ... that 
particular point for forty-nine years; and now and then he would mention Island 
so and ... phrase for water found to be two fathoms (12 feet, or 3.7 metres) deep. [DOC] [TLE] lead line | steamboats.org [PAR] A weighted rope with marked increments that was used to measure the river's ... (
six feet) is termed mark one; two fathoms is mark twain; three fathoms is mark 
three and ... of the river, while they use a Laying Lead acrost on the Injun side of 
the water. ... Marks less than Quarter-less Twain (10 1/2") are usually called in 
feet or... [DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain at Large: The Mississippi River - The Bancroft Library [PAR] "Mark Twain" (meaning "Mark number two") was a Mississippi River term: the 
second mark on the line that measured depth signified two fathoms, or twelve ... 
most autobiographical account of the region and its inhabitants, and again in 
1902 ... You have to know it just like A B C." Clemens received this advice from 
Horace... [DOC] [TLE] How the Mississippi River Made Mark Twain And Vice Versa | Travel [PAR] For Twain, the magnificent Mississippi, rolling its mile-wide tide was the stuff of 
... My guiding star would be the signs with the pilot-wheel logo that beckons all 
who .... gunboats for the Union, created the navigation channel for deep-water 
ships at ..... But make sure you also take a ride on the Mark Twain Riverboat, tour 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Copy of A cub-pilot's education by Meghan Breland on Prezi [PAR] Aug 24, 2015 ... Because of these books, Mark Twain became America's most famous ... 2.A 
young boy named Ben met Mr.Bixby and became his ... "Oh,Ben,if you love me ,
back her!" ... The Mississippi River will always have its own way,no engineering 
... on a riverboat called when the water was two fathoms deep -- that's... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon KDP Support: Do you need encouragement? ... [PAR] Jul 24, 2013 ... That meant the water was two fathoms deep and that was enough to insure most 
boats ... It's about a guy who liked to bet on anything and he had come up with a 
frog he ... Posted: Jul 24, 2013 2:06 PM in response to: onairvet ... The bartender 
would pour two drinks and "Mark Twain" on a board for credit. [DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain and A Tramp Abroad | The History Kitchen | PBS Food [PAR] Nov 24, 2014 ... Mark Twain's A Tramp Abroad lists foods his character missed during ... of the 
country's western border and legally allowed its residents to own slaves. ... There 
he heard many of the tales that would later influence some of his ... (twain)

Question: On a riverboat, it's how you would "Mark" water that's 2 fathoms deep
Answer: Twain