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or dragged (the heavier York boats had to be dragged overland on rollers). The cargo was divided into standard 90 lb packs or pièces, with each man responsible for about six. One portage pack, or canoe pack, was carried on the back held up by a tumpline and another pack carried in front (strangulated hernia was a common cause of death for voyageurs). In long portages, to allow rests of a sort,

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