Notes on the Northwest: Or, Valley of the Upper Mississippi |
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abundant appearance ascending bank beautiful blue limestone bluff calcareous called character Chippewas clay cliff limestone color contains copper Coteau des Prairies Coteau du Missouri Creek deposit described distance district east elevation extended Falls of St feet formation Fox River French Galena geological grass Gulf of Mexico Hennepin hills hundred Illinois Illinois River Indians inhabitants Iowa and Wisconsin iron Island Kaskaskia Lake Michigan Lake Pepin Lake Superior land latitude lead region lime limestone magnesia mineral Missi Missisippi Missouri River Moines mountain mouth navigable nearly Nicollet northern northwest observed passed Peter's population Portage portion Potawatamis Prairie Du Chien principal meridian probably rapids Rock River sand sandstone Sauks settlement side Sioux sippi soil species stone stratum streams surface territory thick timber tion town township tract travellers treaty tribes Upper Missisippi valley vegetation village whole Wisconsin River