Lewis had taken an iron framed folding canoe that was packed in the keel boat. Apparently it didn't work out very well. When assembled, it was about 36' long and capable of hauling 8000lb. They carried it to the Great Falls before they tried to assemble it. They covered it with elk skins but when they tried to waterproof it, they failed. They tried beeswax and pitch but nothing worked and it leaked too bad to be usable. All that work for nothing. Sounds like some of my projects.

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