Tour of the American Lakes, Vol. 1 of 2
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Excerpt from Tour of the American Lakes, Vol. 1 of 2: And Among the Indians of the North-West Territory, in 1830: Disclosing the Character and Prospects of the Indian Race History of Detroit: - early trading posts; Pontiac´s conspiracy; Detroit saved; Pontiac´s death; description and beauties of the Territory of Michigan; Remarkable instance of capital crime; Embarkation from Detroit; Captain Symmes´s theory of the earth; sail over Lake St. Clair; interest of the scene; delta of the River St. Clair; relics of French population; a picture of French and Indians; River St. Clair; visit to Fort Gratiot; memoranda of Luke Huron: - wild and picturesque scenery of its northern regions: meeting with a canoe, manned by eight Indians with the paddle; their dexterity and the celerity of their movement; an Indian encampment; their lodges; the Indian paddle quicker than steam; the Indian´s love of money and whiskey; an Indian salute; and several interesting incidents of the passage among the islands of the north margin of Huron; Arrival at the Saut de St. Marie; origin of this name; the Falls; an interesting young lady, whose mother was an Indian and her father a Scotchman; peculiar and moral power of Indian languages About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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