Dufournet (Paul). — Seyssel the bargee. The former days of navigation in the upper Rhône. From Seyssel, the initial and final point of navigation in the upper French Rhône, the author tries, with the help of written or iconographie accounts, to summarize what is available today on wooden lighterage, a custom that disappeared around 1860, while leaving only fuzzy traces. Used as a means of transportation for both mer-chandise and passengers, this navigation utilized a dozen of boat types — penelle ; sapine ; rigue ; besche ; seysselande, ciselande or sisselande ; savoyardeau ; barque, ratamare or artemare ; chenard ; juste — whose major characteristics can be specified. Constructed by fustiers in Seyssel and the surroundings, these boats w...