ford-less

Updated: August 9, 2026

At Horton's Ferry the river runs smooth and wide and deep, a shining sheet of clear water, making a mighty bend, still ford-less, but placid enough to be crossed by a ferry, running with a heavy current when swollen by the rains, except in the elbow of the bend where it swings into a tremendous eddy. Over the river, where the road meets it first, is a huge wooden bridge with one span.

Melville Davisson Post - Dwellers in the Hills