Captain Douglass made observations for the latitude of the place, and determined it to be in north latitude 46° 52´ 2´´. The stationary distances of the route are given in the subjoined list, in which it may be observed that they are probably exaggerated about one-third by the voyagers and northwest traders, who always pride themselves on going great distances; but they denote very well, in all cases, the _relative_ distances. _Stationary Distances between Michilimackinac and the River Ontonagon._ Total Miles. Miles. From Michilimackinac to Detour 40 Thence to Sault de St. Marie 45 85 Point aux Pins 6 91 Point Iroquois, at the entrance into Lake Superior 9 100 Taquamenon River 15 115 Shelldrake River 9 124 White-Fish Point 9 133 Two-Hearted River 24 157 Grande Marrais, and commencement of Grande Sables 21 178 La Point la Grande Sables 9 187 Pictured Rocks (La Portaille) 12 199 Doric Rock, and Miner's River 6 205 Grande Island 12 217 River aux Trains 9 226 Isle aux Trains 3 229 Laughing-Fish River 6 235 Chocolate River 15 250 Dead River (in Presque Isle Bay) 6 256 Granite Point 6 262 Garlic River 9 271 St. John's River, or Yellow Dog Run 15 286 Salmon-Trout, or Burnt River 12 298 Pine River 6 304 Huron River (Huron Islands lie off this River) 9 313 Point aux Beignes (east Cape of Keweena Bay) 6 319 Mouth of Portage River 21 340 Head of Portage River (through Keweena Lake) 24 364 Lake Superior, at the head of the Portage 1 365 Little Salmon-Trout River 9 374 Graverod's River (small, with flat rocks at its mouth) 6 380 Rivière au Misère 12 392 Firesteel River 18 410 Ontonagon, or Coppermine River 6 416 CHAPTER VI.