Historic Diaries: James Doty, 1820
July 4, 1820: Held Up Again
Editor's Note:
Schoolcraft: "We passed the forty-fifth Anniversary of American Independence until two o'clock, at the mouth of Sandy river. The wind continued to blow unfavourably a great part of the day. In the afternoon it changed so that we were able to put out, although the lake was still agitated: on going three miles we turned a prominent point of land called De Tour, which lies at the foot of the great Fond du Lac, or West Bay. Here we changed our course from N. W. to S. S. W. and continued it, with little variation, to the mouth of Cranberry river, where we encamped at eight o'clock, having progressed thirty-three miles. The evening was clear and calm and twilight was observable all night."
Location: north of modern Cloverland, Wis. (west of Brule River)
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Rose at sun rise — wind still ahead — at 7 A. M. air at 57 water at 58, In the afternoon the wind abating we struck our tents and embarked, steering N. 75 W. 2 miles out of the bay. From the point, off which lay a large Island, the course to the most distant point seen is S. 70 W. Our course was S. 58 W. touching the points in the bay. The deepest part of this bay is directly around the upper point, and is about 7 miles deep. It is bounded by mountains. It is 12 miles across. We went about 18 miles farther & encamped at the mouth of a stream 5 rods over. Banks today sand stone in regular strata — timber principally birch & poplar of a young growth. From our encampment could see the opposite shore in a westerly direction.
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