Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XIII (1895)

              192 wisconsin historical collections vol xlli the whole of this day was occupied in removing the resi due of our baggage and canoes across the portage some of the engagees took a keg of 90 lbs and a bag of wheat flour besides on their backs and brought them over appar ently with great ease high ranges of mountains are seen running out on this point the musquitoes are very thick here but the sand fly a small insect is more numerous and much more an noying it is impossible to sleep where they are their bite is like the prick of a needle tuesday june 27 everything being in readiness we embarked this morn ing before 4 o'clock the range of the points on point kee-aw-wee-nah above the portage are k 10 e we steered from the point s 70 w 3 miles to a poipt then s w 2i to another having a fair strong wind we did not approach the shore but kept out in the lake we ar rived at the river ontonagon a few minutes past 1 o'clock having sailed 51 miles before breakfast ! nine miles from the portage we passed salmon trout river and six miles further graverod's river this is a small stream and is only particularly noticed from a trader by the name of graverod being murdered on it many years since his son now resides at mackinac an int in the ind depfc opposite its mouth are large flat rocks riviere au m^siere1 is 12 miles farther the fire steel river 18 miles and the ontonagon 6 miles making in the whole a distance of 51 miles.2 we landed on the opposite side of the river to the indian lodges of which there are four or five very large and had not completed our meal before the indians had painted & dressed themselves and crossed the river to pay us a visit from fear they were rather shy at first having as we learned heard of our affair with the indians at the saut.3 1 kiviere au misere ed 2 schoolcraf t computes that the party had now traveled 416 miles from mackinaw — ed 3 schooler aft p 94 a small chippewa village under the chieftainship