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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 3 Ashland County, Wi. into the surface of two adjoining timbers to prevent longitudinal slipping, are also present in the ceiling. In addition, a 25 foot section of a truss rod was found in this section (Figure 7). The rod is 1.5 inches in diameter and articulates with a 22 by 4 inch turnbuckle. The rod is threaded to facilitate its articulation with the turnbuckle. In some cases, the rod and turnbuckle was attached to a 12 inch diameter metal plate. The plates were used for deck reinforcement. A total of five turnbuckles were found at the site, and it is likely that an additional one was present on the ship. The rod and turnbuckle system was used to strengthen the interior portion of the hull, by preventing "hogging" or sagging of the ends of the vessel. These straps were probably tied into the bow deadwood. Two large metal reinforcing straps straddle the bow deadwood, angling aft. These may have served to anchor the truss system in the bow (Carrell 1985: 53-62) . The port side of the hull is seperated into three sections. One section is turned outboard up, another is deeply buried, while the third is burned, broken, and partially buried. The buried section is 16 feet long, and has 8 frame timbers and ceiling planking in place. It broke above the turn of the bilge. Near the frames of this piece is a 29 foot section of hogging strap. The outboard up section is 56.3 feet long and 12 feet wide. The hull planing is a uniform 7 inches wide and 3 inches thick. Patches of white paint are present on the exterior surface on the planks, as is pitch in the seams of the hull planks. The final piece consists of hull planking, frames, and ceiling planking. Twelve feet of this section is exposed. It also broke at the turn of the bilge. Two large sections of hog strapping are also present in the area. It is estimated that the port sections investigated represent 40% of the NOQUEBAY's port side (Carrell 1985:62-68). Two large sections of the starboard side of the hull, 73 and 40 feet long, respectively, are also present. Combined, they account for slightly over half of the total starboard side of the NOQUEBAY. Both are intact from just above the turn of the bilge to the main deck, and are partially buried. The frames are exposed above the turn of the bilge and tips of the knees, and thick strakes of the bilge ceiling are present. Within the 73 foot section, the ceiling planks vary in width from 10 to 16 inches and are 3 inches thick.