canoes in the fur trade
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Topic: canoes in the fur trade
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: canoes in the fur trade
Date Posted: 03 March 2004 at 11:05
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The first fur traders that pushed west had a transportation problem. It was solved by the liberal use of the birch bark canoe. These craft were very sophisticated and made the trading of furs a profitable business.
The '5 Fathom Canoe' is, of course, 30 feet long. A fathom being 6 feet.
------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: bkcorris
Date Posted: 03 March 2004 at 16:49
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Speaking of canoes, have they ever found the remains of the steel "some assembly required" canoe the Louis and Clark had near Great Falls? Too bad they couldn't have found a way to make it work. ------------- 
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Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 04 March 2004 at 03:36
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it hasn't been found. some scholars have suggested that it was dug up and taken back, or possibly cannibalized by the blacksmith for other stuff..... ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |