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Show APPENDIX TO PART J. arc in those boundaries. '* The village of the Prairie des Chicns b situated about one league above the moutl\ of the Oui scou~ing river. On the E. hank of the river there is a small pond or tndrsh \\ hich runs parallel to the river in the rear of the town, which, in f1 ont of the mar~h, consists of 18 dwelling-house~, in two streets; 16 in Front-street, and 2 in First-street. In the rear of the pond arc 8 dwelling-houses: part of the houses arc framed, ancl in place of weatherboarding, there are small lo~s let into mortises made in the uprights, joined close, daubed on the outside with clay, and hand. somely white-washed within. The in side fu1·nitlll'e of their hou~es From the But de Mort to the Lac a Puckway is twenty-eight lcaguee. Here is another Puant village of seven or eight large lodges. This lake is three leagues long: four leagues above it L:J.c du Breuf begins, which is also four leagues long, and is full of wild rice, anrl a great many fowls in their season. From Lac do Ba:uf to the forlt~, which is fivt: leagues from the portage of the Ouiscou~ing, and ten leaguea above the forks is a very sm:tlllake, called L.1c Yauux, and is so choaked with wild rice as to render it almost impa86ablc. The river, although very wind· ing, becomes here more and more serpentine on approaching the portage, aRd the river narrows so much as almost to prevent the use of oarR. The length of the portage to the Ouiscousing is two miles, and when the waters are high, canoes and boats loaded pass over. Here the waters at that time separate, the one part going to the gulph of Mexico, and the other to that of St. Lawrence. In wet sca&I)IIS the porta?;c road is very bad, the soil being of 01 swampy nature. There ls for nearly half way a kind of natural canal, which is sometimes med, and I think a canal between the two river~ might be easily cut. The expense at pre9cnt attend· ing the transport iR one third of a dollar per hundred weight; for a canoe five dol· lars, and a boat eight dollars but this is not cash, but in goods, at the rate of zoo per cent on the sterling. There are at present two white meu, who have establish· mcnts there; but they arc much incommoded by the Puants of the R-oclt riv~r, who arc troublesome visitors. The Ouiscousing is a large river, its bottom sandy, full of iala.nds :md sand-bars during the summer season. The navigation is difficult even for canoes, owing to the lowneds of the water. From the portage to it~ con· fluencc with the Mississippi is 6o leagues. The Saqucs and Rc:ynard~ formerly lived on its banks, but were drove off by the Sautcaux. They were accustomed to raise a great deal of corn and beans, the soil being excellent. Opposite to the Detour de Pin, half way from the Portage, on the south side, are lead mines, said to be the best in any part of the country, aud may be wrought with great case. Boats of more than four tons are improper for the communication between the Missis11irpi and Michilimackinac. [ Diclson·l • The present village of the Prairie des Chiens, was first settled in the year I 78 ,1, and the first settlers were Mr. Giard, Mr. Antaya, and Mr. Dubuque. The olJ villaKc is about :1 mile below the present one, and had existed during the time the Frcz1ch were possessed of the country. It derives its name from a family of Reyoards who formerly lived there, distinguished by the appellation of Dogs. The present villa~e was settled under the English government, and the ground wa• purchased from the Reynard Indians. APPENDIX TO PART I. 47 is decent, and in dcccl, in those of the most wealthy displays a degree of clc~an ce and taste. The1·e arc eight houses scattered round the country, at the distance of one, two, three and five miles: also, on the ,V. side of the; l\Iis~is~ippi, three houses, situated on a small stream called the Giards river, makinJ;, in the vil1uge and vicinity, 37 houses, which i~ will not uc too much to calculate at 10 persons each, the p opulation would be 370 ~ouls; but this calculation "ill not answer fot· the ~~l'~n? or a.utumn, us there are then, at least 5 or 600 white persons. 1 ~Is.~~ owm~· to the co11course of traders and theit· cngagees from ~Icluhmack~nac ancl c~ther. parts, who make this thci1· last stage, preVIOus to th~u· launchtng lttto the savage wilderness. They again m.eet her·c 111 the . spring, on thcit· return from theit· wintering glOunds, accompamcd by 3 or 400 Indians, when they hold a fiair . th r · , .. e one< 1.sposcs ?f ~cmnauts of good!!, and the others reserved pel-tl~ es. It Is asto111~htng there arc not more murdel's and affr, ys at tim pine~, .as there meets such an heterojjencous mass to trade · the ~sc of spu~Jtuous liquors being in no manner restricted; but ;ince he Amel'lcan govemmcnt has become known, such accidents are 1~ucl.t le.ss ft·cq~tcnt than formerly. The pr~tirie on which the vil~ l.lge Is. situated Is bounded iu the rear by high bald hills. It is from Qllc nule to tht·c ' C c . ·t . f . l f . }lldl et s o a tnl e rom the n ... cr ancl exten I· ab t · 1 · ' • c s .. ou ~Ig 1t miles fro n1 the Mi~sissippi, to where it strikes the Ou-lscousmg at the Pt:tit Grey, which bc"rs from tlie vilhg·e S E by E. • • · .· If the marsh b efore spoken of was drained (which might be eastly done) 1 a f 1 • . . I . . ' m o t 1c opunon 1t would render the situation of t lc pra1r1e health 1 · 1 · • • . . y, w 11c 1 now subJects Its mhabitants to intermit · ling- fevers In the spring and autumn. There are n few gentlemeu residing at the Pruii·ie des Chiens and many othc . . I . . I . ' I d·. 1 11 s c a1mmg t H\t <~ppcllatwu; but the rival ship of the 1.1n tndc o · ' ·, ccas tons them to be guilty of acts at their \VI.nt ~ .· gl'ounus vi ··I enng 'I'· . , ' uc l they would blush to be thou v ht g uilty of in the ci- Y!Jzed world Tl . . . ' tuJ' . : tey posses:s the spll'lt of generosity und hospi- Itymanemlllcntdcll'!' c. 0 h' · h · l':l . • ,., e , ut t 1s 1st e lcadut p· featmc in the cha~ ctct of frontier · 1 b' '"l' · -' th 111 1a Hants. heir mode of living had obliged em to have transic 1t · · Was t f. . .. ' co!lnexton wlth the I ndian women; and what it a llStjiO/rcyisnowsoco fi· 1 b 1 ~.· · · is b . . n 1 mec Y Hlult ctnd Inchnation, that ccomo (wah a few ex· · ) 1 · . trader 5 . . ccpuons l 1e rullll ~~ pmcttcc of all the , and tn fact al ·t 1 lf . . yca1·s 1 ' ' mos one 1a of the Jnhabttants under ~0 Village ltaveLthe blood of the aborigines in lheit· veins. From the o ake p, · cpm we have, on the W. shore, firlit Yellow rircr~ |