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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 5 Ashland County, Wi. used to haul up anchors. The NOQUEBAY's windlass was made of cast- iron by the Globe Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio. The style of the windlass crosshead indicates that it was hand-powered. Also present in the bow section are many smaller artifacts. These include items such as cooking pots, a wood auger, fasteners, ship's bell, pipes, and several trunk lid hasps. These items are seasonally covered by shifting sands (Carrell 1985:72). The site was inspected in 1990 to monitor impacts to the wreck subsequent to its opening for visitation, as well as to investigate new portions of the wreck recently exposed by shifting sand. Archeologists and NPS rangers made an extensive swim over the entire site, noting the presence of the vessel's large rudder (not visible in 1984), the absence of artifacts that had been present and reported in 1984 (jib hanks, wrenches, and pots in the bow area) , and noting a severe crack to the iron rim of the ship's wheel, also intact in 1984. Subsequent NPS site monitoring following a violent northeast gale relocated the missing wrenches and pots (they evidently had been buried in sand) , but the jib hanks are believed to have been removed by unscrupulous park visitors. It is thought that other material may have been removed as well. Archeologists noted that not only was the paint still largely extant on the rudder, but that several sequences of repainting were evident. The rudder blade and stock appeared to have a red undercoat, with a subsequent black layer, followed by a coat of white paint (apparently her final color scheme). More investigation (including excavation) would be required to ascertain if certain colors were banded on the rudder. Photographic evidence from the 1890s shows the NOQUEBAY to have had white upper works, a broad black band along her midships waterline, and a lighter (probably red) bottom (Carrell 1985:28). Post-Depositional Impacts Part of the breakup of the NOQUEBAY has been caused by Lake Superior storms and ice. The winter storms of 1905 probably contributed to the initial breakup of the vessel. Ice shelving has also caused further breakup of the vessel, as well as the movement