Extracts from a 'Journal of Travels' in the American interior 1766-1767 by Capt. Jonathan Carver.

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with Hops, and many other vegitables, the ground stored with Roots, such as Angelica, Spihnard, ground nuts, as large as Hens Eggs, and other eatable Roots; a little from the River on each side are very beautiful Prospects of gradual descents and ascents, with now and then some groves of trees and large growths of Maple sufficient to make sugar for any number of inhabitants; near to the branch called Marble River is the Mountains where the Indians get a sort of red stone, from which they hew their pipes, and in some parts are found a black hard clay stone, from which the Naudowessie wrought their Pots for family use; this Country abounds with a milk white Clay, some of which is very hard, likewise a blue clay, with which the Natives paint themselves of different Colours. In June 1767, I returned to Lapraire Lachine at the great Town of the Ottigaumies, where I procured goods for presents to the Indians and proceeded up the River Mississippi again to there the Chipeway River enters the Ottos, a little below Lake Piper, here having an Indian Pilot I directed him to steer for the Ottowaw Lakes at the head of this River, where I arrived the fore part of July. this river at the mouth, is about Eighty Yards wide but much wider above; about thirty miles it parts into two branches, continued up the East branch according to the pricked line; the Country for about sixty miles is very level, on the banks are fine Meadows, where were seen large droves of Buffalo and [[catchword]] Elk [[/catchword]]