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TOUR
OF
THE AMERICAN LAKES,
AND AMONG
THE INDIANS
OF THE
NORTH-WEST TERRITORY,
IN 1830:
DISCLOSING THE CHARACTER AND PROSPECTS OF THE
INDIAN RACE.
BY C. COLTON.

IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
FREDERICK WESTLEY AND A. H. DAVIS,
MDCCCXXXIII.ii
LONDON
R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD-STREET-HILL.
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CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
Page
Advertisementix
Introductionxi
CHAP. I.
The Falls of Niagara1
CHAP. II.
Niagara Whirlpool12
CHAP. III.
Geographical description of the Great Lakes of North America21
CHAP. IV.
The Author’s motives for undertaking the Tour; character of wild Indians28
CHAP. V.
Romantic expectations; impressions of nursery tales respecting Indians; the savage proper; embarkation from Buffalo; beauties of Lake Erie; arrival at Detroit33iv
CHAP. VI.
History of Detroit:—early trading posts; Pontiac’s conspiracy; Detroit saved; Pontiac’s death; description and beauties of the Territory of Michigan40
CHAP. VII.
Remarkable instance of capital crime48
CHAP. VIII.
Embarkation from Detroit; Captain Symmes’s theory    of the earth; sail over Lake St. Clair; interest of    the scene; delta of the River St. Clair; relics of    French population; a picture of French and Indians54
CHAP. IX.
River St. Clair; visit to Fort Gratiot; memoranda of    Lake Huron:—wild and picturesque scenery of its    northern regions; meeting with a canoe, manned by    eight Indians with the paddle; their dexterity and    the celerity of their movement; an Indian encampment;    their lodges; the Indian paddle quicker than    steam; the Indian’s love of money and whiskey;    an Indian salute; and several interesting incidents    of                        
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