We Were Therefore Obliged To Unload Our Boats Of Their Cargoes And Pass Them Empty Over The Falls By Means Of Long Cords Which We Had Provided For Such Purposes. - SearchQuotes

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We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

William Henry Ashley

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