 | François André Michaux - 1805 - 114 halaman
...lengthened, the sides of which are raised about four feet and a half above the water ; their length is F2 from fifteen to fifty feet ; and their width, ten,...they pass the night, and seek shelter when it rains. 1 was alone, by the side of the Monongahela, when I first saw, at a distance, five or six of these... | |
 | Reuben Gold Thwaites - 1904 - 396 halaman
...built in the same manner. They are of a square form, some longer than others; their sides are raised four feet and a half above the water; their length is from fifteen to fifty feet; the two extremities are square, upon one of which is a kind of awning, under which the passengers shelter... | |
 | Reuben Gold Thwaites - 1904 - 396 halaman
...built in the same manner. They are of a square form, some longer than others; their sides are raised four feet and a half above the water; their length is from fifteen to fifty feet; the two extremities are square, upon one of which is a kind of awning, under which the passengers shelter... | |
 | Reuben Gold Thwaites - 1904 - 398 halaman
...built in the same manner. They are of a square form, some longer than others; their sides are raised four feet and a half above the water; their length is from fifteen to fifty feet; the two extremities are square, upon one of which is a kind of awning, under which_the passengers shelter... | |
 | 1921 - 484 halaman
...are built in this manner. They are of a square form, some longer than others; their sides are raised four feet and a half above the water; their length is from fifteen to fifty feet; the two extremities are square, upon one of which is a kind of awning, under which the passengers shelter... | |
 | 1920 - 474 halaman
...are built in this manner. They are of a square form, some longer than others; their sides are raised four feet and a half above the water; their length is from fifteen to fifty feet; the two extremities are square, upon one of which is a kind of awning, under which the passengers shelter... | |
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All the boats or barges, whether those in the Kentucky or Mississippi trade, or those which convey the families that go into the eastern or western states, are built in the same manner. They are of a square form, some longer than others; their sides are... 