Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
Ille SIRE Rress.
ON LONG CANOE VOYAGE.

Captain Kendall. and DIR. Kncide to
Paddle 5000 Miles Programme Tor
the voyage.
About . O'Clock, Friday afternoon, says
the Cincinnati Gdsctte, there came up to the
Public Landing two little crafts rather
strange for these waters. They were two
cruising canoes bound on a voyage, II par, of
which has already been accomplished, of some
5000 miles. One was called the Solid Com
fort. so named by her commander, Captain
5. ID. Kendall, because, as he put it, that
was Just what she was. The other, owned
and managed by DIR. G. A. Knedc, was call
ed the Aurora. These two canoes left Lorna
Island, in Lake George, on August 10Th, and
by Il route and with incidents of travel here
iuaitcr detailed have reached this city. From
here they 20 down the Ohio and the Mssis-
,ipii to the Gulf, thence by inland water
courses and open sea around to New York,
whence they 20 back to the starting point,
the entire "Trip TO be made in about one year.
Captain Kendall, the owner of the solid
Comfort, is connected with the Fairbanks
Scales Company at st. Johnsbury, Vt. The
"sulid Comfort is of the style of Lake
George Cruiser, y is a craft OF his own inven-
ton, model aud system Of construction and
Is of his own build and fitting throughout,
even to the smallest detail The little craft
is fourteen feet two inches long, and thirty
six inches wide ut the b, am, fifteen inches
high at the bow, thirteen inches high at the
Stern, nine inches to the gunwale at mdship,
and twelve inches TO the crown of the deck.
The cockpit is forty inches long by twenty
one wide. She carries an Atwood folding
centre pole, AMI is rugged with battcn lug
OF forty seven feet for II mainsail, and n
sprit-mizzcn Of twenty feet, aud is rugged
with Unfolding Uutrlggcrs and cars for use in
ease Of necessity, but which have not been
used 50 far on this Tip. She also carries
uiuc-iout paddle, and with little steam,"
can be made to paddle four miles an hour.
She is built Of narrow strips onc-half inch by
ouc-iouriA and the length of the craft.
DIR, e. A. kueile is dentist of Schuyler
vile, \. y. Both tn, Sc gentlemen belong to
the Lake George On. 81 Canoe Club and the
American Canoe Association The trip upon
which they have now entered was planned
some two years ago, but postponed as things
were NOT then situated just to suit the plans
Of the UdY,nturcrs. This Summer II start
was made August 19ili from Lorna Island,
Lake George. Reaching the Erie canal they
followed that placid stream t. Belle Isle,
whcIc by reason Of ad break in the canal
they were compelled TO load their canoes on
wagon, and 90 hunting for water. After
portage Ul three miles they reached Lake On
oudaga, and thence cruised by the Seneca
river and Oswcgo river and canal to Oswcgo:
thence by Lake Ontario to Little Sodus
Greek. While on Lake Ontario they expert
cnccd some Of the heaviest seas that either of
the mariners had ever seen. AT Little Sodus
Creek they were driven in by II storm and
lay WludbJuni FIR three days. when seeing
10 indications Ot freak in the storm, they
loaded their canoes On n train and went back
TO their iirs' lovc-the Erie canal-which they
followed to Buffalo
White at Buffalo, owing to tcmpeStuous
wealth T on Lake Erie, a chlngc in the route
as contemplated was made, the adventurous
Noyagcrs su.ug hy train to Olean, n. Y,
Whec they embarked on the Allegheny
river. Down this stream they found cruis-
in- very pleasant. But the water was too
low, and they found lots Of 'haulovers" to
encounter, being obliged 10 haul their canoes
from nloj 10 thrtc-quarlcls If mile from
twenty to thirty times day, there being
just hlciy water enough to call it water
ON Nrn. STAY next the gentlemen pro-
pose II pursue their journey down the Ohio
to Cairo, thence by the Mississippi to New
Or'elns from which point they will carry
their canoes overland To Lake Ponchartrain,
thence skiIting the Gulf coast, making u
lrics call at Cedar Keys and Tampa, Fla,
inside The III rida Reefs and up the Allan
tic coast 10 Lake Worth, near Jupiter. After
hi, they will push northward, following the
inland waters when practicable, and when
not, taking the open sea, expecting TO reach
New lprN city the latter part of June or
carly in juiy, 1883. Thence they will canoe
up NE Hudson and other streams, with eX-
pccttiOn Of arriving at the point from
which they set out-Lorna Island, Lake