description: | The Unloading Of York Boats And Canoes On A Northern Waterway. Boats Of This Type Moved In Brigades Numbering Anywhere From 3 To 18. Eight Men, 6 Rowers, A Steersman And A Bowsman Manned Each Boat. This Kind Of Activity Would Be Found On River Such As The Nelson, Hayes, Red, Assiniboine, And The Saskatchewan (North And South). Photo From A Drawing |