However , once the British took control of the area , they installed a cable railway using sledges ( heavy sleds without wheels ) to hold the track between the rails .
Before the British conquest , under French control the portage had employed nearly 200 Seneca porters .
Once the British took control of the area , they installed a cable railway using sledges ( heavy sleds without wheels ) to hold the track between the rails .
Before the British conquest , under French control the portage had employed nearly 200 Seneca porters .