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NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 8-86) Wisconsin Word Processing Format (Approved 3/87) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Schooner-Barge NOQUEBAY Town of La Pointe Section 7 Page 2 Ashland County, Wi. condition. The steering gear consists of guide rods, yoke, and yoke bolt, with the coupling rods missing. The overall length of the steering gear, including wheel, is five feet (Carrell 1985: 39- 42) . The hull bottom and keelsons show little deterioration. This section includes the centerline keelson, sister keelson, and floor keelson (all longitudinal strengthening members), and 154.5 feet of intact hull (Figures 5 and 6) . The interior width of the bottom to the ceiling strakes at the turn of the bilge is 28 feet, while outside the vessel's width is 34.7 feet. The floor keelsons consist of 12 by 8 inch timbers. The centerline keelson is composed of two stacked 14 by 14 inch timbers. It broke at the hooked scarph in the stern, a point of weakness in the ship. A rider keelson, also 14 by 14 inches, was added to the main keelson to provide additional strength. It apparently failed along with the main keelson. Also found in the centerline keelson was a bilge pump access groove. Stanchions (vertical strength members), were also found associated with the keelsons. The stanchion posts measure 6 by 6 inches and stand 12 inches high. The sister keelson consists of 12 by 14 inch timbers. There is an additional keelson on a portion of the port side of the sister keelson. Wooden caps, to provide protection to the sister keelson during the loading and unloading of cargos, were found in four places on the sister keelson. This suggests that there were four cargo hatches on the NOQUEBAY. The estimated size of three of the hatches is 10 by 6 feet, while one hatch, the forward booby hatch, was 6 by 6 feet. Numerous small artifacts, including metal pipes and a cast iron plate, were found while investigating this section of the site (Carrell 1985:45-53). The port side of the bottom of the NOQUEBAY is double framed, constructed with 6 by 12 inch timbers, forming a 12 by 12 inch frame on 24 inch centers. A small area of the bottom ceiling is also visible on the port side. The planks are 3 inches thick and 10 to 16 inches wide. The planks are fastened by 3/4 inch square nails. The starboard side of the bottom is intact to the turn of the bilge. The ceiling planking is similar to that on the port side. Thick strakes of the bilge ceiling measuring 5.5 by 10 to 16 inches, are present in this section. Coaks, or wooden dowels laid