trackman's

Updated: May 6, 2025

At the Cascades, the Milles Roches and the Cedars, three-quarters of the cargo had to be portaged by the packmen. At times these lightened boats were poled or tracked through the broken water, towed by the men, from such foothold as the rocky banks afforded, by means of a long lariat tied to the boat's bow, with loops over each trackman's shoulder, one man steering with a long sweep.

Walter R. Nursey - The Story of Isaac Brock: Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812