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43 & hilly surface being varied with open praries & wooded hills, the trees appearing in clumps & masses of a few acres, looking like the orchards of the Eastern states at a distance. This crossed out - character description is applicable to the whole valley of the Minnesotah river (St Peter's) - Lake Calhoun is about three miles long by two broad, & its clear glassy waters are confined in shores covered with pebbles of various colours. From this you rise? to the undulating surface of a prarie unclear one side, while wooded banks skirt the opposite shore. - The Lake abounds in fish & is a favorite pleasure ground for the officers of F.? S. June 29 - Unexpectedly summoned I found myself on board the "Excelsior" in companywith Gov.r Ramsey & crossed out - Col.l?Luke Lea Esq, the commissioners? appointed to treat with the Dacotahs for a portion of their territory? west of the Mississippi -