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

CHAPTER II.

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Preparations for the expedition--Constitution of the party--Mode of travel in canoes--Embarkation, and incidents of the journey across the Lake, and up the River St. Clair--Head winds encountered on Lake Huron--Point aux Barques--Cross Saganaw Bay--Delays in ascending the Huron coast--Its geology and natural history--Reach Michilimackinac 47