Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 84
by thirty-four feet wide, inwhich passengers travel across the canal, rapidlyand in comfort. The floor of the car is six feet above theground, and only a little more than that above thewater. The car itself is fastened to metal rodsor hangers, which, in turn, are attached towheels that roll on a… … THE DULUTH AERIAL FERRY-BRIDGE. remain prisoners on an island, however pleasantthe place might be. To help them, the city fora while carried them to and fro in rowboats; thenby a steam ferry, as their numbers increased.But the steamboat was slow and expensive, andeverybody soon wanted something…
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