using　paper　boats。　The　Centennial　year　of　the　independence　of　the　United　States；　1876；　settled　all　doubts　as　to　the　value　of　the　result　of　the　years　of　toil　of　the　　inventors　of　the　paper　boat。　　During　the　same　year　the　incendiary　completed　his　revengeful　work　by　burning　the　paper…boat　manufactory　at　Troy。　　The　loss　was　a　heavy　one；　but　a　few　weeks　later　these　unflinching　men　were　able　to　record　the　following　victories　achieved　that　　single　season　by　their　boats。
  The　races　won　by　the　paper　boats　were：
  The　Intercollegiate　Championship：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Freshmen　and　University。
  The　International　Championship　at　Saratoga：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Singles；　Doubles；　and　Fours。
  The　National　Championship；　N。　A。　of　A。　0。：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Singles；　Doubles；　and　Fours。
  The　World's　Championship　at　Centennial　Exhibition：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Singles；　Doubles；　and　Fours。
  The　Professional　Championship　of　the　United　States。
  And　every　other　important　race　of　the　season；　besides　receiving　the　highest　honors　at　the　　Centennial　Exhibition。　　The　right　to　make　boats　of　paper　in　Canada　and　in　the　United　States　is　　exclusively　held　by　the　Messrs。　Waters；　and　they　are　the　only　manufacturers　of　paper　boats　in　the　world。
  It　is　not　many　years　since　Mr。　McGregor；　of　London；　built　the　little　Rob　Roy　canoe；　and　in　it　made　the　tour　of　interesting　European　waters。　His　example　was　followed　by　an　army　of　tourists；　and　it　is　now　a　common　thing　to　meet　canoe　voyagers　in　miniature　flotillas　upon　the　　watercourses　of　our　own　and　foreign　lands。　　Rev。　Baden　Powell；　also　an　Englishman；　perfected　the　model　of　the　Nautilus　type　of　canoe；　which　possesses　a　great　deal　of　sheer　with　fullness　of　bow；　and　is　therefore　a　better　boat　for　rough　water　than　the　Rob　Roy。　　The　New　York　Canoe　Club　have　adopted　the　Nautilus　for　their　model。　We　still　need　a　distinctive　American　type　for　our　waters；　more　like　the　best　Indian　canoe　than　the　European　models　here　presented。　　These　　modern　yacht…like　canoes　are　really　improved　kyaks；　and　in　their　construction　we　are　much　indebted　to　the　experience　of　the　inhabitants　of　the　Arctic　Circle。　　Very　few　of　the　so…called　Rob　Roy　　canoes；　built　in　the　United　States；　resemble　the　original　perfected　boat　of　Mr。　McGregor　　the　father　of　modern　canoe　travelling。　　The　　illustrations　given　of　English　canoes　are　from　　imported　models；　and　are　perfect　of　their　type。
  CHAPTER　VI。　　TROY　TO　PHILADELPHIA。
  PAPER　CANOE　MARIA　THERESA。　　THE　START。　　THE　DESCENT　OF　THE　HUDSON　RIVER。　　CROSSING　THE　UPPER　BAY　OF　NEW　YORK。　　PASSAGE　OF　THE　KILLS。　　RARITAN　RIVER　　THE　CANAL　ROUTE　FROM　NEW　BRUNSWICK　TO　THE　DELAWARE　RIVER。　　FROM　BORDENTOWN　TO　PHILADELPHIA。
  My　canoe　of　the　English　〃Nautilus〃　type　was　completed　by　the　middle　of　October；　and　on　the　cold；　drizzly　morning　of　the　21st　of　the　same　month　I　embarked　in　my　little　　fifty…eight　pound　craft　from　the　landing　of　the　　paper…boat　manufactory　on　the　river　Hudson；　two　miles　above　Troy。　　Mr。　George　A。　Waters　put　his　own　canoe　into　the　water；　and　proposed　to　escort　me　a　few　miles　down　the　river。　　If　I　had　any　misgivings　as　to　the　stability　of　my　paper　canoe　upon　entering　her　for　the　first　time；　they　were　quickly　dispelled　as　I　passed　the　stately　Club…house　of　the　Laureates；　which　　contained　nearly　forty　shells；　all　of　paper。　The　dimensions　of　the　Maria　Theresa　were：　length；　fourteen　feet；　beam；　twenty…eight　inches；　depth；　amidships；　nine　inches；　height　of　bow　from　horizontal　line；　twenty…three　inches；　height　of　stern；　twenty　inches。　　The　canoe　was　　one…eighth　of　an　inch　in　thickness；　and　weighed　fifty…eight　pounds。　　She　was　fitted　with　a　pair　of　steel　outriggers；　which　could　be　easily　　unshipped　and　stowed　away。　　The　oars　were　of　spruce；　seven　feet　eight　inches　long；　and　weighed　three　pounds　and　a　quarter　each。　　The　double　paddle；　which　was　seven　feet　six　inches　in　length；　weighed　two　pounds　and　a　half。　　The　mast　and　sail　　which　are　of　no　service　on　such　a　miniature　vessel；　and　were　soon　　discarded　　weighed　six　pounds。　　When　I　took　on　board　at　Philadelphia　the　canvas　deck…cover　and　the　　rubber　strap　which　secured　it　in　position；　and　the　outfit；　　the　cushion；　sponge；　provision…basket；　and　a　fifteen…pound　case　of　charts；　　I　found　that；　with　my　own　weight　included　（one　hundred　and　thirty　pounds）；　the　boat　and　her　cargo；　all　told；　provisioned　for　a　long　cruise；　fell　considerably　short　of　the　weight　of　three　Saratoga　trunks　containing　a　very　modest　wardrobe　for　a　lady's　four　weeks'　visit　at　a　fashionable　watering…place。
  The　rain　ceased；　the　mists　ascended；　and　the　sunlight　broke　upon　us　as　we　swiftly　descended　upon　the　current　of　the　Hudson　to　Albany。　The　city　was　reached　in　an　hour　and　a　half。　Mr。　Waters；　pointing　his　canoe　northward；　wished　me　bon　voyage；　and　returned　to　the　scene　of　the　　triumphs　of　his　patient　labors；　while　I　settled　down　to　a　steady　row　southward。　　At　Albany；　the　capital　of　the　state；　which　is　said　to　be　one　　hundred　and　fifty　miles　distant　from　New　York　city；　there　is　a　tidal　rise　and　fall　of　one　foot。　A　feeling　of　buoyancy　and　independence　came　over　me　as　I　glided　on　the　current　of　this　noble　stream；　with　the　consciousness　that　I　now　　possessed　the　right　boat　for　my　enterprise。　　It　had　been　a　dream　of　my　youth　to　become　acquainted　with　the　charms　of　this　most　romantic　river　of　the　American　continent。　　Its　sources　are　in　the　clouds　of　the　Adirondacks；　among　the　cold　peaks　of　the　northern　wilderness；　its　ending　may　be　said　to　be　in　the　briny　waters　of　the　Atlantic；　for　its　channel…way　has　been　sounded　outside　of　the　sandy　beaches　of　New　York　harbor　in　the　bosom　of　the　restless　ocean。　　The　highest　types　of　civilized　life　are　nurtured　upon　its　banks。　Noble　edifices；　which　contain　and　preserve　the　works　of　genius　and　of　mechanical　art；　rear　their　proud　roofs　from　among　these　hills　on　the　lofty　sites　of　the　picturesque　Hudson。　　The　wealth　of　the　great　city　at　its　mouth；　the　metropolis　of　the　young　nation；　has　been　lavished　upon　the　soil　of　the　river's　borders　to　make　it　even　more　beautiful　and　more　fruitful。　　What　river　in　America；　along　the　same　length　of　coast…lines　as　from　Troy　to　New　York　（one　hundred　and　fifty…six　miles）；　can　rival　in　natural　beauty　and　artificial　applications　of　wealth　the　lovely　Hudson？　〃The　Hudson　River；〃　says　its　genial　historian；　Mr。　Lossing；　〃from　its　birth　among　the　mountains　to　its　marriage　with　the　ocean；　measures　a　distance　of　full　three　hundred　miles。〃
  Captain　John　Smith's　friend；　the　Englishman　Henry　Hudson；　while　in　the　employ　of　the　Dutch　East　India　Company；　in　his　vessel　of　ninety　tons；　the　Half…Moon；　being　in　search　of　a　northwest　passage　south　of　Virginia；　cast　anchor　outside　of　Sandy　Hook；　September　3；　1609；　and　on　the　11th　passed　up　through　the　Narrows　into　the　present　bay　of　New　York。　Under　the　firm　conviction　that　he　was　on　his　way　to　the　long…sought　Cathay；　a　day　later　he　entered　the　Hudson　River；　where　now　stands　the　proud　metropolis　of　America。　As　the　Half…Moon　ascended　the　river　the　water　lost　its　　saltness；　and　by　the　time　they　were　anchored　where　the　city　of　Albany　now　stands　all　hopes　of　Cathay　faded　from　the　heart　of　the　mariner。　Englishmen　called　this　river　in　honor　of　its　discoverer；　but　the　Dutch　gave　it　the　name　of　North　River；　the　Delaware　had　been　discovered　and　named　South　River。　Thus；　while　in　1609　Samuel　Champlain　was　exploring　the　lake　which　bears　his　name；　Hudson　was　ascending　his　river　upon　the　southern　water…shed。　The　historian　tells　us　that　these　bold　explorers　penetrated　the　　wilderness；　one　from　the　north　and　the　other　from　the　south；　to　within　one　hundred　miles　of　each　other。
  The　same　historian　（Dr。　Lossing）　says：　〃The　most　remote　source　of　the　extreme　western　branch　of　our　noble　river　is　Hendricks　Spring；　so　named　in　honor　of　Hendricks　Hudson。　　We　found　Hendricks　Spring　in　the　edge　of　a　swamp；　cold；　shallow；　about　five　feet　in　diameter；　shaded　by　trees；　shrubbery；　and　vines；　and　fringed　with　the　delicate　brake　and　fern。　　Its　waters；　rising　within　half　a　mile　of　Long　Lake；　and　upon　the　same　summit…level；　flow　southward　to　the　Atlantic　more　than　three　hundred　miles；　while　those　of　the　latter　flow　to　the　St。　Lawrence；　and　reach　the　same　Atlantic　a　thousand　miles　away　to　the　far　northeast。〃
  Since　Dr。　Lossing　visited　the　western　head　of　the　Hudson　River；　the　true　and　highest　source　of　the　stream　has　probably　been　settled　by　a　gentleman　possessing　scientific　acquirements　and　inflexible　purpose。　　On　the　plateau　south　of　Mount　Marcy；　State…Surveyor　Colvin　found　the　little　Lake　Tear…of…the…Clouds　to　be　the　loftiest　sheet　of　water　in　the　state；　　four　　thousand　three　hundred　and　twenty…six　feet　above　the　sea；　　and　proved　it　to　be　the　lake…head　of　the　great　river　Hudson。　A　second　little　pond　in　a　marsh　on　a　high　plateau；　at　the　foot　of　Mount　Redfield；　was　also　discovered；　　〃margined　and　embanked　with　luxuriant　and　deep　sphagnous　moss；〃　　which　was　named　by　the　party　Moss　Lake。　　It　was　found　to　flow　into　the　Hudson。　A　beautiful　little　bivalve　shell；　three…sixteenths　of　an　inch　in　diameter；　of　an　undescribed　species；　was　found