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Left my boarding house at Green Bay, this morning a ten O'ck. The weather was foggy early, but as the | Left my boarding house at Green Bay, this morning a ten O'ck. The weather was foggy early, but as the sun rose in majesty over [[our?]] beautiful Bay, the fog cleared away and presented us a fine morning. We embarked in our canoe, conducted by [[Mr?]] William Holiday and [[armed?]] by the [[America Fur?]] Company. It was manned by eight Frenchmen -- with paddles, they following the fashion of the [[country?]], by wearing Red, Green [[or?]] Blue feathers in their Hats. Our Canoe, built of the bark of the Brick tree, measured this. [[ty?]] three feet in length and [[now?]] contained ten men with their baggage. In its [[prew?]] was a red feather followed by a blue, and the [[stem?]] [[was?]] [[diemated?]] in the same lively fashion. | ||
We [[passed?]] Fort [[Howard?]] [[unclear]] by six [[companies?]] of [[N J. Troofes?]]. [[in?]] which floated in [[pride?]] the Stars and Stripes of our Country -- [[passed?]] Devil river which empties into the Fox, the connecting link [[or?]] stream to the dividing ridge [[between?]] the Lakes [[and?]] the [[Mississsippi?]] -- [[passed?]] the [[wreck?]] of a Canoe, lying bottom up and appearing like the ribs of an animal -- [[Proceiding?]] on our canoe, we [[passed?]] through a beautiful prairie, [[bordered?]] by a narrow strip of [[unclear]]. | We [[passed?]] Fort [[Howard?]] [[unclear]] by six [[companies?]] of [[N J. Troofes?]]. [[in?]] which floated in [[pride?]] the Stars and Stripes of our Country -- [[passed?]] Devil river which empties into the Fox, the connecting link [[or?]] stream to the dividing ridge [[between?]] the Lakes [[and?]] the [[Mississsippi?]] -- [[passed?]] the [[wreck?]] of a Canoe, lying bottom up and appearing like the ribs of an animal -- [[Proceiding?]] on our canoe, we [[passed?]] through a beautiful prairie, [[bordered?]] by a narrow strip of [[unclear]]. | ||
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Seven Days of the Life of a Soldier or Journal of a Tour from Green Bay, to Mackinac, in a Bark Canoe... By Major Alex R. Thompson.. U.S. Army.. June 1831.
The Village of Green Bay is situated on Fox River, about a mile from its debouchment into the Bay. It is a thriving place and is called Menomini Village. It contains some fine buildings, a Court House, a jail, Episcopal Missionary Establishment, a Catholic church and school House. Some of the prettiest farms in the Territory are on this River.
During the last year, a town has been laid out, in Lots, at the lower part of the settlement, at the junction of Devil and Fox rivers. It is called Navarino and bids fair to be a flourishing place. It contains some good stone Houses, a tavern and other Buildings.
June 1st 1831.- Left my boarding house at Green Bay, this morning a ten O'ck. The weather was foggy early, but as the sun rose in majesty over our? beautiful Bay, the fog cleared away and presented us a fine morning. We embarked in our canoe, conducted by Mr? William Holiday and armed? by the America Fur? Company. It was manned by eight Frenchmen -- with paddles, they following the fashion of the country?, by wearing Red, Green or? Blue feathers in their Hats. Our Canoe, built of the bark of the Brick tree, measured this. ty? three feet in length and now? contained ten men with their baggage. In its prew? was a red feather followed by a blue, and the stem? was? diemated? in the same lively fashion.
We passed? Fort Howard? unclear by six companies? of N J. Troofes?. in? which floated in pride? the Stars and Stripes of our Country -- passed? Devil river which empties into the Fox, the connecting link or? stream to the dividing ridge between? the Lakes and? the Mississsippi? -- passed? the wreck? of a Canoe, lying bottom up and appearing like the ribs of an animal -- Proceiding? on our canoe, we passed? through a beautiful prairie, bordered? by a narrow strip of unclear.