Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-sixW.S. Haven, 1858 - 1016 páginas |
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... miles below St. Louis . The Akamsca , or Arkansas , was an Indian village on the west side of the Missis- sippi , about 36 miles above the mouth of the Arkansas . - Charlevoix Letters , p . 306 . grounds , meadows , woods , stags ...
... miles below St. Louis . The Akamsca , or Arkansas , was an Indian village on the west side of the Missis- sippi , about 36 miles above the mouth of the Arkansas . - Charlevoix Letters , p . 306 . grounds , meadows , woods , stags ...
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... miles below Ottawa , on the north side of the river , is about fifty or sixty feet high , and contains about 600 acres . Starved Rock , three miles above La Salle , so named from the tradition that a band of Illinois Indians were ...
... miles below Ottawa , on the north side of the river , is about fifty or sixty feet high , and contains about 600 acres . Starved Rock , three miles above La Salle , so named from the tradition that a band of Illinois Indians were ...
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... miles north of the island , and leaving it in command of Bienville , returned to France . In September , 1699 , De Bienville went round to explore the mouths of the Mississippi , and take soundings . Engaged in this business , he had ...
... miles north of the island , and leaving it in command of Bienville , returned to France . In September , 1699 , De Bienville went round to explore the mouths of the Mississippi , and take soundings . Engaged in this business , he had ...
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... miles , in St. Joseph's county , Indiana , to the Kankakee river ; thence down to the Illinois , and to the Mississippi . Another route was established about 1716 , from the head of Lake Erie up the Maumee to the site of Fort Wayne ...
... miles , in St. Joseph's county , Indiana , to the Kankakee river ; thence down to the Illinois , and to the Mississippi . Another route was established about 1716 , from the head of Lake Erie up the Maumee to the site of Fort Wayne ...
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... Miles from one Lake to the Other . The said Chevalier brought for Monsieur Morang a Cross of Saint Louis which the Rest of the Officers would not allow him to take until the Governor was acquainted of his Conduct and Beha- viour . The ...
... Miles from one Lake to the Other . The said Chevalier brought for Monsieur Morang a Cross of Saint Louis which the Rest of the Officers would not allow him to take until the Governor was acquainted of his Conduct and Beha- viour . The ...
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