| description: | Party Of Fur Traders (Voyageurs) Enjoying A Break Smoking Pipes In A Canoe. A Ten Minute Break Was Taken Once Every Hour. The Canoe They Are Traveling In Is A 3 And 3/4 Fathom Ojibway Fur Trade Canoe Used Until 1894. A Fathom Is About 6 Feet. Larger Fur Trade Canoes Up To 6 Fathoms Were Known As The Iroquois Canoe But Were Not A Standart Form. The Express Canoes Were Built Narrow For Speed And The Freight Canoes Were Built Wide For Capacity |