In 1728 the Sieur of the Vereendrye will stay there with his mates. Similar journies, one can painfully imagine, was not a restful hike. Apart from the miles and miles to clear for his return, all the journey had to take place in rowboats. With this small number of canoes one can transport up to twenty quintals. The big rowboats are of birch peel are sure and never turn.
Every day there is new tear someone has to sew up.
This alone lightness made me judge, annotates LaHontan, that there has not dawned better craft there to the world for navigator in rivers of Canada that are filled of cataracts, cascades and currents. But for the meeting of all these troublesome places one can transport rowboats on the floor , or to extricate them on water the length of the beach. These rowboats are not at all for the navigation of lakes, waves would swallow them if one didn't make shore before wind rises. Add to that pelts that would be lost if they were wet, what would be the thickest loss in the traffic. It is true that these rowboats can persivere.