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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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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

By Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
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  • DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
  • PREFACE.
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION.
  • PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTS.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • VI.
    • VII.
  • NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION.
    • CHAPTER I.
    • CHAPTER II.
    • CHAPTER III.
    • CHAPTER IV.
    • CHAPTER V.
    • CHAPTER VI.
    • CHAPTER VII.
    • CHAPTER VIII.
    • CHAPTER IX.
    • CHAPTER X.
    • CHAPTER XI.
    • CHAPTER XII.
    • CHAPTER XIII.
    • CHAPTER XIV.
    • CHAPTER XV.
    • CHAPTER XVI.
    • CHAPTER XVII.
    • CHAPTER XVIII.
    • CHAPTER XIX.
    • CHAPTER XX.
  • DISCOVERY OF THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ITASCA LAKE, BY AN EXPEDITION, AUTHORIZED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN 1832.
    • CHAPTER XXI.
    • CHAPTER XXII.
    • CHAPTER XXIII.
    • CHAPTER XXIV.
    • CHAPTER XXV.
    • CHAPTER XXVI.
    • CHAPTER XXVII.
  • APPENDIX.
    • 1. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS.
      • I.
      • II.
      • III.
      • IV.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • 2. TOPOGRAPHY AND ASTRONOMY.
      • V.
    • V.
    • 3. MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY.
      • VI.
      • VII.
      • VIII. (A.)
      • IX. Rapid Glances at the Geology of Western New York, west of the Rome Summit, in 1820. [242]
      • X. A Memoir on the Geological Position of a Fossil-Tree in the Series of the Secondary Rocks of the Illinois.
    • VI.
    • VII.
    • VIII. (A.)
    • IX. Rapid Glances at the Geology of Western New York, west of the Rome Summit, in 1820. [242]
    • X. A Memoir on the Geological Position of a Fossil-Tree in the Series of the Secondary Rocks of the Illinois.
    • 4. BOTANY.
      • XI.
    • XI.
    • 5. ZOOLOGY.
      • XII. A Letter embracing Notices of the Zoology of the Northwest.
      • XIII.
      • XIV.
      • XV.
      • XVI. Mus Busarius. Vide Medical Repository, vol. xxi. p. 248.
      • XVII. Sciurus Tredecem Striatus. Medical Repository, vol. xxi.
      • XVIII. Proteus. American Journal of Science, vol. iv.
    • XII. A Letter embracing Notices of the Zoology of the Northwest.
    • XIII.
    • XIV.
    • XV.
    • XVI. Mus Busarius. Vide Medical Repository, vol. xxi. p. 248.
    • XVII. Sciurus Tredecem Striatus. Medical Repository, vol. xxi.
    • XVIII. Proteus. American Journal of Science, vol. iv.
    • 6. METEOROLOGY.
      • XIX. Memoranda of Climatic Phenomena and the Distribution of Solar Heat in 1820. By Henry R. Schoolcraft.
    • XIX. Memoranda of Climatic Phenomena and the Distribution of Solar Heat in 1820. By Henry R. Schoolcraft.
    • 7. INDIAN HIEROGLYPHICS, OR PICTURE WRITING, LANGUAGES, AND HISTORY.
      • XX.
      • XXI. Inquiries respecting the History of the Indians of the United States. By Lewis Cass.
      • XXII.
      • XXIII.
      • XXIV.
      • XXV.
    • XX.
    • XXI. Inquiries respecting the History of the Indians of the United States. By Lewis Cass.
    • XXII.
    • XXIII.
    • XXIV.
    • XXV.
  • APPENDIX.
    • INDIAN LANGUAGES
      • I. Observations on the Grammatical Structure and Flexibility of the Odjibwa Substantive. [270]
      • III. Principles Governing the Use of the Odjibwa Noun-Adjective.
      • IV. Some Remarks respecting the Agglutinative Position and Properties of the Pronoun.
    • I. Observations on the Grammatical Structure and Flexibility of the Odjibwa Substantive. [270]
    • III. Principles Governing the Use of the Odjibwa Noun-Adjective.
    • IV. Some Remarks respecting the Agglutinative Position and Properties of the Pronoun.
    • 2. NATURAL HISTORY.
      • V. ZOOLOGY.
      • VI. BOTANY.
      • VII. MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY.
    • V. ZOOLOGY.
    • VI. BOTANY.
    • VII. MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY.
    • 3. INDIAN TRIBES.
      • VIII. CONDITION AND DISPOSITION.
    • VIII. CONDITION AND DISPOSITION.
    • 4. TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY.
      • IX. ASTRONOMICAL AND BAROMETRICAL OBSERVATIONS.
    • IX. ASTRONOMICAL AND BAROMETRICAL OBSERVATIONS.
    • 5. SCENERY.
      • X. Scenery of Lake Superior. By Henry R. Schoolcraft.
    • X. Scenery of Lake Superior. By Henry R. Schoolcraft.
  • INDEX
  • FOOTNOTES:
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