[Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft]@TWC D-Link bookPersonal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers CHAPTER VI 7/23
We learn that the party passed through Lake Superior, and penetrated to the sources of the Mississippi, which have been, for the first time, satisfactorily ascertained.
In returning, they passed down the Mississippi to Prairie du Chien, and thence came across to Green Bay, by means of the Ouisconsin and Fox Rivers.
Indian tribes were found in every part of the country visited, by whom they were generally well received, except at the Sault St.Marie, where a hostile disposition was manifested.
The country was found to present a great variety in its soil, climate, productions, and the character of the savages, and the information collected must prove highly interesting both to men of business and men of science. "It will be seen, by referring to an advertisement in our paper of to-day, that Mr.Schoolcraft contemplates publishing an account of the expedition, under the form of a personal narrative, embracing notices of interesting scenery, the Indian tribes, topographical discoveries, the quadrupeds, mineral productions, and geology of the country, accompanied by an elegant map and a number of picturesque views.
From an inspection of the manuscript map and views, we are persuaded that no analogous performances, of equal merit, have ever been submitted to the hands of the engraver in this country.
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