Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 946
ill be seen on some of therivers of South America. Here a most impor-tant step in boat-building has been taken. A sailhas been hoisted and one of the forces of naturehas been bidden to assist man in moving his boatalong. The raft was bound to develop into the largeboat. The central log was used as… … FIG. I. THE INVENTION OF THE CANOE. the water the seams between the planks werefilled with pitch or wax. Thus the raft grew intoa large spoon-shaped vessel with keel and hull.We may call this boat a galley. The early galleywas usually propelled by oars, although a single 9^5 926 STORIES OF USEFUL…
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