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Z820.] PAPERS OF JAMES DUANE DOTY. 211
Friday, July li. This morning Mr. S. Lt. M. & Mr. C.^ left for the port¬ age to meet the residue of the party. I was well enough pleased to remain in a house among half civilized beings and gain a little rest.
Saturday, July 15. The Gov. arrived this afternoon. He appeared nearly overcome with heat and fatigue.
Sunday, July 16.
Spent in reading and walking. Found several old curi¬ ous works in the small library kept at this Est. These young gent, have had no communication with the civilized world for more than a year, and the narration of the events which have occurred during this period, while it pleased, seemed to astonish them. I very much doubt whether the de- \ sire to accumulate wealth could ever so strongly predomi¬ nate in me as to induce me to forsake the pleasures, the com¬ forts, and elegancies of civilized life for a residence in this dreary wilderness where men generally suffer their passions to go at large so totally unrestrained that they fall far below the savages with whom they associate. There are certainly few situations which fortune could compel me to endure, more ^,^ dreadful than this. ' Starvation has few horrors which are not at some season or other felt in a greater or less degree by the resident here. Even at this season these people are living on dried buffalo meat and Labrador tea! without bread or vegetables. They have a few potatoes growing which if the soil were not very rich would not yield a bushel to the acre. And even of these the Indians take much the larger share.
This lake is surrounded by hills of sand and grayel in which I found great numbers of cornelians, agates and jas¬ pers. Many deep bays make out from the lake between the hills.' There are 6 or 8 small lakes or ponds adjacent to this. From a hill back of the Estb. 4 may be seen with¬ in 2 miles.
' Mr. Schoolcraft, Lieut. Mackay, and Mr, Chase.— Ed.
^ Schoolcraft gives a good sketch of Sandy Lake {Narrative, p. 116.)—Ed.
Object Description
| Page Title | Official Journal, 1820: Expedition with Cass and Schoolcraft |
| Author | Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | May 24-August 5, 1820 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2005 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP031000 |
| Description | James Duane Doty, future governor of Territorial Wisconsin, was selected by Gov. Lewis Cass to be the official secretary of this U.S. exploring expedition. Doty, then 21 and serving as the secretary to the Territorial legislature in Michigan, carefully noted the details of their northwest course toward Lake Superior. As the War of 1812 had shifted control of the region from the British to the Americans, the expedition was charged with collecting information on the attitudes of the Indians in the northern Great Lakes region toward the Americans. They also sought to examine the natural and mineral resources of the area, to find appropriate sites for American forts, and, potentially, to locate the source of the Mississippi River. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives; Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Manuscript; Book |
| Recommended Citation | Doty, James Duane. "Official Journal, 1820: Expedition with Cass and Schoolcraft." James Duane Doty Papers in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (Wis Mss DD, box 1). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=31 |
| Document Number | TP031 |
| Size | 126 p.; p. 163-219 |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=31 |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks; Reading Room |
| Owner Object ID | Wis Mss DD, box 1 (WIHV94-A385); F576 W81 v.13 |
| Genre | diary |
| County | Ashland County; Bayfield County; Buffalo County; Douglas County; Iron County; La Crosse County; Pepin County; Pierce County; Trempealeau County |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan; Minnesota |
| Gender | male |
| Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Early U.S. Settlement |
| Event Date | 1820-05; 1820-06; 1820-07; 1820-08 |
| Event Years | 1820 |
| Event Month | May; June; July; August |
| Event Day | 24-31; 1-7, 13-14, 17-30; 1-9, 11-16, 24, 31; 2-5 |
| Animals | Birds; Insects; Mammals |
| Climate | Storms; Weather |
| Occupations | Explorers; Judges; Legislators |
| Politics | Indians of North America Government relations; Politicians |
| Science and Technology | Geology |
| Social Relations | Race relations |
| Topography | Caves; Forests; Formations (Geology); Islands; Lakes; Landforms; Mines and mineral resources; Rivers |
| Transportation | Canoes and canoeing |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Copper mines and mining; Fur trade |
| Indian Tribe | Dakota (Sioux); Ojibwe |
Description
| Page Title | Page 211 |
| Author | Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | May 24-August 5, 1820 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2005 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP031176 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Societ Library |
| Type | Book |
| Size | p. 163-219 |
| Owner Collection | Reading Room |
| Owner Object ID | F576 W81 v.13 |
| Full Text | Z820.] PAPERS OF JAMES DUANE DOTY. 211 Friday, July li. This morning Mr. S. Lt. M. & Mr. C.^ left for the port¬ age to meet the residue of the party. I was well enough pleased to remain in a house among half civilized beings and gain a little rest. Saturday, July 15. The Gov. arrived this afternoon. He appeared nearly overcome with heat and fatigue. Sunday, July 16. Spent in reading and walking. Found several old curi¬ ous works in the small library kept at this Est. These young gent, have had no communication with the civilized world for more than a year, and the narration of the events which have occurred during this period, while it pleased, seemed to astonish them. I very much doubt whether the de- \ sire to accumulate wealth could ever so strongly predomi¬ nate in me as to induce me to forsake the pleasures, the com¬ forts, and elegancies of civilized life for a residence in this dreary wilderness where men generally suffer their passions to go at large so totally unrestrained that they fall far below the savages with whom they associate. There are certainly few situations which fortune could compel me to endure, more ^,^ dreadful than this. ' Starvation has few horrors which are not at some season or other felt in a greater or less degree by the resident here. Even at this season these people are living on dried buffalo meat and Labrador tea! without bread or vegetables. They have a few potatoes growing which if the soil were not very rich would not yield a bushel to the acre. And even of these the Indians take much the larger share. This lake is surrounded by hills of sand and grayel in which I found great numbers of cornelians, agates and jas¬ pers. Many deep bays make out from the lake between the hills.' There are 6 or 8 small lakes or ponds adjacent to this. From a hill back of the Estb. 4 may be seen with¬ in 2 miles. ' Mr. Schoolcraft, Lieut. Mackay, and Mr, Chase.— Ed. ^ Schoolcraft gives a good sketch of Sandy Lake {Narrative, p. 116.)—Ed. |
| Event Date | 1820-05; 1820-06; 1820-07; 1820-08 |
| Event Years | 1820 |
| Event Month | May; June; July; August |
| Event Day | 24-31; 1-7, 13-14, 17-30; 1-9, 11-16, 24, 31; 2-5 |