Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent

Name: Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent
Author: Hulbert, Archer Butler

Hulbert, Archer Butler

Portages -- North America

5. to fort niccolson by water                                   12

     this is the 3^d. carrying place now we leave Hudson's river

  6. goe to the Camp att wood creeke                             16:

     From [?] Camp down the Streame.

  1 To a falle carying place is 1/4 m over by water               30

  2 To Crown point begining of corlaers lake                      33

  3 To end of a lake begining Chamly river                        40 (?)

  4 To a rift in [?] River                                        24

  5 to Rocke, a carying place of two Miles over                    9

  6 to chamly either by land or water                              2

    from chamly to Montreall by land is 18 miles by water      108 Miles

    from Mont royall down the great river of Canada

  1 to Sorell at the Mouth of Chamly river                       54:

  2 to trois river it comes allmost from hudsons bay             36:

  3 to Quebec the chief place in Canada                          90:"

Another itinerary is given in a "Sketch of the Indian Country on
the north of New York" presented "to the board by Maj^r. gov^r.
Winthrop:[52]

    "The Several Distances from Albany to Cubeck   Leagues

  From Albany to Saragtoqua                             12
  From Saragtoqua to ye carrying place                   6
  The Carrying place over                                4
  From ye Carrying [place to the] Falls                 11
  From the Falls to [chambly]                           12
  From Chambly to Sorel                                 18
  From Sorel to S^t. Fransoy                             4
  from st Fransoy to Troy [Trois] River                  9
  From Troy River to Champlain                           5
  From Champlain to Batishan                             2
  From Batishan to Lovenjere                            10
  From Lovenjere to Cubeck                              12
  Colaers Lake long                                     30
  From y^e End of y^e Lake to Chambly                   12"

Perhaps the most detailed description of the Pass is given by a former
prisoner among the French who has written the following observations on
a copy of a "French Draught of Lake Champlain & Lake George."[53] The
text shows that the date of the observations is about 1756:

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Portage Paths: The Keys of the Continent

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