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Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

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Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832

Name: Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832
Author: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Great Lakes (North America); Mississippi River -- Sources; Northwest, Old -- Description and travel

CHAPTER XIV.

  Descent of the river from the site of Little Crow's Village to
    Prairie du Chien--Incidents of the voyage, and notices of
    the scenery and natural history                                  162

CHAPTER XV.

  Mr. Schoolcraft makes a visit to the lead mines of
    Dubuque--Incidents of the trip--Description of the
    mines--The title of occupancy, and the mode of the mines
    being worked by the Fox tribe of Indians--Who are the Foxes?     169

CHAPTER XVI.

  The expedition proceeds from Prairie du Chien up the Wisconsin
    Valley--Incidents of the ascent--Etymology of the name--The low
    state of its waters favorable to the observation of its
    fresh-water conchology--Cross the Wisconsin summit, and descend
    the Fox River to Winnebago Lake                                  178

CHAPTER XVII.

  Descent of the Fox River from Winnebago Lake to Green
    Bay--Incidents--Etymology, conchology, mineralogy--Falls of the
    Konomic and Kakala--Population and antiquity of the settlement
    of Green Bay--Appearances of a tide, not sustained               186

CHAPTER XVIII.

  The expedition traces the west shores of Lake Michigan southerly
    to Chicago--Outline of the journey along this coast--Sites of
    Manitoowoc, Sheboigan, Milwaukie, Racine, and Chicago, being the
    present chief towns and cities of Wisconsin and Illinois on the
    west shores of that Lake--Final reorganization of the party and
    departure from Chicago                                           193

CHAPTER XIX.

  South and Eastern borders of Lake Michigan--Their Flora and
    Fauna--Incidents of the journey--Topography--Geology, Botany,
    and Mineralogy--Indian Tribes--Burial-place of Marquette--Ruins
    of the post of old Mackinac--Reach Michilimackinac after a
    canoe journey north of four hundred miles                        200

CHAPTER XX.

  Topographical survey of the northern shores of Green Bay and of the
      entire basin of Lake Michigan--Geological and Mineralogical
      indicia of the coast line--Era of sailing vessels and of the
      steamboat on the lakes--Route along the Huron coast, and return of
      the expedition to Detroit 210




EXPEDITION OF 1832.

DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ITASCA LAKE      221

CHAPTER XXI.

  The search for the veritable source of the Mississippi is
    resumed.--Ascent to Cass Lake, the prior point of
    discovery--Pursue the river westerly, through the Andrúsian
    Lakes and up the Metoswa Rapids, forty-five miles--Queen
    Anne's Lake                                                      223

CHAPTER XXII.

  Ascent of the Mississippi above Queen Anne's Lake--Reach the
    primary forks of the river--Ascend the left-hand, or minor
    branch--Lake Irving--Lake Marquette--Lake La Salle--Lake
    Plantagenet--Encamp at the Naiwa rapids at the base of the
    Height of Land, or Itasca Summit                                 231

CHAPTER XXIII.

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Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832

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