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Show Al'PEt\DlX TO P AH.T f. NOTES T') THE !'HE LDl~G ' 013SERVATIONS," ~:.!i't A. D c ... C1ij:iion o.f tllr i\". TV. c.omjw11y's fort at Sandi) toke. Thr fort at Sandy lake i~ situated on the south side of the lake, near the. 1·. e:1d, .Ill <I i~ a btockadt: r J.OO ft:d square, with Ba~ti0113 at the s. E. ami N. \\'. allglc~, pic..ru:u for 5mall arms. Tht ,,icl cb .• re ~qt rld on the outside, round within of about one foot dia-llH .. tt r,. ud •. rc 1 , ft:t.l · L<.ve grm.nd. Tl.t:r~ ·1rc t!u ce ~~··t· ~: the prmcip<d one ft onts the lake on the N. and is J j fLC' l)y '),the ont· on the \\'. 6 f.:et by 4, the one on the E. 6 fc.ct hy 5· A~ you cntcr hv tht. wo.~ir t"lf L yuu hav" on the ldt :1 building of one ,to1 y 1.0 feet squ;:rc, the rc~it.lt:l cc pf t 11c ~upt rih<cmhnt. Oppo~itc to thi~ house, on the left t•f the E. gztc is a IH me 25 feet by r 5, ti1L quarter . of the men. On c11tcring the W. gate yoJ und tl,e Store } 'lU ,(!on tht: r it-ht, j t> feet hy 20 1 and, 011 your left, <l building 4cfc:et b:, '20 wLict. coutain~ t oom~fur dcrl1~, a work-~hop, and provt~iou-storc. On tlu .. W. and N. v. i, an cmlo~U l ~ of about 4 .1aes ptch.cted in; iu which lo.~t )" :-.r thc.:y n;~cd 4C•O bu&hc.J~ \lf lnsl. 1 ot.\toc~. cultivat .. tg uo other vt'gctablc. In this 1 ndo~tllc i-; a vtrV i·•gmiomly con~ll uctcd v ... tdt to c.ollt..tin th..: pot;lto,·~, but \\ hid1 like\\ i~e h.ts u<rcl .~panmci.ts, to wncealliquc,r~, dry r;ood~, E~(. H J). lJcsCI ijllioll of the.\: rr. comjwny's .fort at f.t I r /J !.tkc, Ut Ftbl'lictl'!l, l!W6. The fort j, si tuated on the V{. side of the lab·, in 4 70 I 6' 13'' N. lat. It i, built nc·1r the shore.:, on the.: t.lt:divity of a r ising ground, lt;Lving an wclosed g:uden of ahout 5 <~rru; 011 the N . \\'. It i- a ~qu<~rc.: btt)ckade of J .so fc.-.t, the pid,cts he· u•r; 16 fL~t inlt'ngtl, 3 fee t uuder,:wd IJ above the ground, and .1rc bvund togl.lhcr by horiz< nt II bJr • 1 tch ro fet t loP~. Pickets of 10 feet arc likewi~c drove into tl ,. grnuntl, Oil the.: liiJidc of the. work, oppooitc the apt.rturc~ bt.t\'vCCll the! \Jtge pi kc.t . i\t the\\. anJ E angle!> arc ~quare lu~tions pit:rced for fire ;ums. '1 h: main !1uildin~~ 111 titc rc.:ar, fronting th! h.kc, is 6o ft.t.t hy 25, I I-1. story high; the V.' end uf w !JH.h is occupied lly the t.lireltor of the Fond du Lac dcrartl11Lllt. Jlt: },,\~ ,\ h dJ 18 feet ~quare, bed·rOulll and kitd1C:11, with an oflicc. TJ.e Cl'ntrr is a u .. dm~ hop of T'2 1-2 fc.:t.t square, with a bed-room in the rca.r of the ~ante t!imt to,i uns. ' I he. L Cl'd i a large store.: 1.5 feet by 2o, under which there is an icc- hou!'>C wdl filled. The loft extend~ over the whole builuing <t!lll contains ~ ' ballJ < f gn01\s, p.tck~ CJf pelu ic.s; also chlsts with 500 bu~hds of wild rice. Be-sidL . the ict.-hou~c tllcrl' .trc cellar~ under all the othc.r pat ts of the buih.lin~· T h\:. doors anJ \\ ilhlow-shutten :1rc musket-proof. On the Vl. sick i~ a ran·re of Lu 'l i' N d f ., . (. u ll tl'gr,5 1 L·T8f en o will 11 IS 'I roupcl ~$hop I8 u, r . . , LLt, ft oi ti•Jg thr p:lrade, th{· c:lllctl the ln di.ll1 hall . l ) 1· \\ ,tf ., ('' lL•r· Jtlll ;., . l. I . h' f \ t:Xpr.~~yfo; the r . . . ' ·~ v ., l!C I •~ • Hilt c IC s who m-:t me in cnuncd ' ', t.u·pttwl 0{ lrH:i:hB, an I i l 1 . l r . t rc cnccrtJ ned) 1 1 w l•l 1 ~ lOr nHc.rpr cu~rs.. tts <l~ n •<"lS.I Ul • . n t 11 h·dt r ' ' fC.:27ft•t '•C(\\IJdot.dj)'lltl feet S<)ll;"fC, for the cJrrl,.· (' 1 ' Y IX. 1\r jt~inirH tC' •l:, ·.. " f ' b Ill w.uch Jn ~n' dl ··r . ,. J,s ~~ <~ r o,, , J r, 0 the latter room~ nrc cclln r y • rs. \V(.I ( IJU.\rt<'l'l'd ·. l Tn , I• r l1oth On the '" side JS a ran!;e of t ' 1 ' fc·et ,\lld o•tr of I) fr <t f ~ lUt. ~~~ )O f<.ct hy r8, which I f . , Ol qu:trters for t hr t tJ~ OPe room zo cct, wl rh is occu11ieJ by 11 f . an exrr n1lH; :1. 10 :1 hl.tcl.sPJit h-<ht>p <,f I r work . ~ I~ ronturr; the r iver, i, the fl•g- t {f f . r1.11l. On the lLft of the . Th{y intended huil I'' sa 50 c.:ct m hc·i~lt t. maul l:Jt<' lak l· , . t lOg' :\ small block house ov . c, .t op i.tCI. a 5mall ptccc of at. t1' II cry w. Tl cr the mam g. H· c , f ro!ttm. 1r 11 and E. fl.tnl s of about ro feet !Jy 8. , 1cre arc, likewise, gatc.:s on I l·;e I·~~ D. 7/,r jt ricr• o.f "f~ "O o r1 .v w· r.rchans·c 7vit!. the 1 Bl•a nkets ' 3 .~.. n <1 2 I-2 pot. nt each Dato 2 di tto, Ditto I I -'1. ditto Blue strouds, per fathom , ~cadet cloth, 8-6 , Worsted binding • per p1. cce•, Vermillion, per pound M ' . c oltcn, blue and white • P"... r [, tl . ,1 torn •Unpowder ' per hall' pl.l lt, ' Balls, .;o per . Sh • ot of :111 sorts, per handful Tobacco, per carrot ' Twist tobo.~cco, per iath~m Deaver traps, each, ' Half :1xes ' . CastiteR, • N. W. Guus, each Knives ' ' ndim•", , r1. f II..I·S f ' /fr'1'("'J' J ( l ' 1 'I.:. plus 4 '2 J 4 r. 4 4 2 I I I 4 J 4 l ro I Doll..tu. X 4 2 2 X 4 ZCI Vlamp um and silver work• th . real price of goods here in r:xc_l,ta er~ IS no r eg-ulation, as well :t'l Rum . }ltt tent on the pl·r'm e co~t. ng~ wr P eltry' is about two ltuntlr~d ' <Hlmld tl iIf ltt'c |