The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-03-27

10 the Mississippi.
One remark farther IL required 10 thi. con
ucxioo. Pour years later, namely, in 1880,
]. n. Nico.lct, Es,., q French scademcian,
refugee, 4 believe, from political dbseDsions ana
man 0. scienc@ and Information, VISITED i'as'
"a Jnkc. IN the service Of tho United states
Typographical Bureau, and by his barometfical
and astronomical and geological observations
| ba. rendered. q lasting bcns6t 70 Ames,esn 60
ography
Very respectfully, your obed't servant,
HgxRy Il. ScBoMcKATr.
Nteoiies. NOT sehooievaft, the DiscovercS
! Of the Extreme source of the MIssis.
sippi.
A fev weeks ago. We noted discussion that
arose In the Minnesota Historical Society in
relation To the sources Of the Mississippi.
A member Of the Society, who has been
digcnt s,u,ien, Of the topography Of Minneso
To, and was attached 10 one u the L. 5. eSpe-
ditions 70 the British line a few years ago,
stated that Mr.. 5cuooscnAyr had oply explored
~ far NJ Itasca Lake that he arrived there
anite late 10 the afternoon. and len the next
morning. He further stated that in 1896,
NfcoLLEr visited Itsaca Lake. and entered a
stream flowing into II fifteen or twenty bet
vide. and H. depth two or three feet, which
was essnded several miles. NIcotrT having
devoted a. many days AZ ScnootcnArr had
hours 10 tho exploration of ltasea Lake, and
having assembled beyond the lake. it was claim
ed that he, and not ScuooLcRsrT, was the DIS
eousref or the utmost soWoj Of the Mississippi
Our remarks have troubled Mr.. SoHom.cRAyT
In communication 10 the National infeiiigen
, sey Of March 9Th, which is published In ouI
: issue Of Saturday. be remarks
SOURCE or rmg MISSISSIPPI.
wsgs Eidsrs No person Who = web Ssr.ei IN .h'
history Il geographical aseovs In the rn,ed -isss .ar
suppoeei require information ssbset which hs
long been s,tisd. traced TIT. essmssd stream 70 "
ssdsi .osres, In ftasea Lake In latitude az Ia ~
tho year isas a.ag small hu".ios eAn's. With IsAs.
gsss, with snail tad. ana es,ryDp the nss Of hs
tnop u that remote point. ana~s tbs National snthori
.na pot.hed account Of the oar.sy = Ssfrsti,s q
+ III s'' ~; "a e s. si i!s T:s' New Tors
10 county ho.stes vhsre books Ind their ~ slov
s.i pres. Tor sfs~s,ioo there msy BE- VOC Sss.s,i,
apprehension and mistake To remedy this permit
fss rsmstk ~ susnton has recently s."n callet
W tho subject, by friend putting ato my hauds jour
nal called "rhe Cotsoa Plant al January ~ 1855 coo
isp,rs extract from the "st rsai tsaoesoisl Pho
nes, entitled "Who discovered the had Of the Mis.s
ppi nj. topic appears to have been discussed b. h'
4 Minnesota Historical Soeisty.
= After description OF his ascsat Of the Mis-
4 s~ppi To Lake A~ows. he continues:
rrheeos a portage wss mais over high and rsugi
ground With thick sndsstnsh, with ell our canoes am
baggage. 20 s.es take. This bssatfai elsar aAs VA
D long fmbarains 90 IT, saranpsd on the only i.sad
J. Il, lieut. Alien made careful surrey of H. u b..
?" ' 81 Ss%t No, .s.s.ss
tro nile. ~ chief supply brtna from spring ~stess u
saiug frnn hlis Of mafas sand r-s,ss on an srsass
Gus basis, a5sh saziains the nnmsrens small lakes o
u that .lrtsins seotxiosi formation Our de.csat wa
dosn tho ,sea rs which 10 BY sr The lsrSs.. and mos
rspd, having several rsp,is and on. ALL PROM Co.
a.e ID. e,psal,ton proes.dsi inland to ~ech Lake
ibsnee tho II tbs cro~ Wing, whIeh MAS de
z .crndsd To the MissiHippi
yeass ,tet namsiy In Is3a j. Ntsoliet ~ Prone
srsdsmican refugee, believe. from poltiesl dessn
ssd IN. q ,' s ne az I
rai Da,eau sad by his haremsiricsi sad ssssosomica
and sca,ogca, ab.s has rssasrsa lasting esas
4 ~ 10 American gsssPhy"
/. Mr.. ScuooLcnArr, Il will be observed, con
n ycys the impression that the actual source q
!, the Mississippi ia In I,asca Lake NJ. NIcoI
n irr 90 the other hand, says that the waters
G the Mississippi originate In the "co'ean d.
sas~rd .'h's,, thu ridSi.tRai Aiyides. tpe Mis-
: Describing these head waters the Astrono
! mer NicoLLEr says, they unite nj a small dis
lance from the hills whence they originate, ant
form snail LAKE from phuh TIE Mississippi
flows with breadth Of one foot and a half
and depth Of one foot At great distance
however, this rivulet, uniting itself with other
; stnamlets coming from other directions. sup
plies second minor lake From this lake is
sues rvulei. necessarily Of increased impor
tanee-a Graded Hercules, giving promise
OF the strength Of his maturi,y for its velocity
has increased, it transports the smaller branches
OF trees II begins 10 form sand bars its bends
nro more decided. until il subsidies again into
thu basin OF u fhlrd lake somcwat larger than
the two preceding. Having here acquired re-
ncHcd vigor, aud tried its consequence upon
on al}ilo,ml lcagth q ira or i,fee miles Il
finally o7piiss INTO hasrl Lake.
Th"ro Is wan, Of righteousness IN the re-
marks of Mr. s that should not characterize a
man Of lrtters. Who would ever gain the idea
from the mention he makes Of the nmablc. and
accurate NicoLtsr that he had been the most
faithful explorer II l'asca Lake, and that he
hal traced the Mississippi beyond tina, Lake.
Mr.. ScrlooLoaAfr secn" TO suppose that we
have not his works in this ultima thule" that
our libraries are composed only Of the issues Of
the diurnal pr-~, With proper molssry We
would correct his mistake, We have fete
books. among others several from his own pen.
One Of them speaks Of copper mine In the
limestone formation opposite Fort Smelling. ---
Hear !, yc GeologiSts Sec Journal Of Espe-
iitiun Of 1890.
In n volume nj the large work Gu the In
dian tribes. that ongh, to I've free from mac
curncies, b. speaks OF u Dakota village on the
east side Of the Mississippi; below Fort Shell
ing, when every steamboat captain and lumber
man could have told him that there had been
no Dakota village cas-, Of the Mississippi for
years previous 10 the late treaties with that
people, In tina, same work, he speaks Of the
ate mixei blood Mr.. WARREN. rs q graduate
ola Theological seminary in one OF the eastern
States. II the shade OF Mr. WARREN could
arise ard read II would hardly rfrain from