of Lake Suferiiyr. 31 



shore, deriving all my facts from Messrs. Thompson and School- 

 craft. 



Its general direction is about east and west. It is divided by 

 the promontory of Keewawoonan* into two nearly equal parts, 

 the eastern of which is chiefly a concave shore, 176 miles long; 

 •(Schoolcraft) the remainder consisting of a large bay at each end 

 of this extensive but gentle curve ; that on the west being con- 

 tained by points Au-baie and Keewawoonan ; and that on the east 

 by Points Whitefish and Iroquois. The most remarkable localities 

 are the pictured rocks, which have been repeatedly described ; 

 and Grand Isle, abounding, as I am informed by Mr. Thompson, 

 in singular and beautiful scenery. Its position and shape may be 

 best ascertained by consulting the map. The Huron Group, and 

 others near Granite Point, are almost the only isles on this side of 

 Point Keewawoonan. There are 139 rivers and creeks on the 

 whole south shore, but fewer in this, the eastern division, than in 

 the western. 



Point Keewawoonan is a rocky promontory, with three principal 

 summits, from 40 to 45 miles long, and from 15 to 17 miles, in 

 its greatest breadth, which is at the Portage. Its length lies 

 north-east, and it tapers almost to a point, at its extremity ; a few 

 miles east of which is a small island. Its outhne differs consider- 

 ably from that delineated on former maps ; the east side being 

 nearly straight, while the west is a regular and bold curve. 



This point is in fact a peninsula, connected to the main land by 

 a portage 2000 yards long, situated on the west side of its lower 

 end or base. The waters giving it this character are, the River 

 Keewawoonan, eight miles long, the narrow lake of the same name 

 12 miles long, and a broolc at its north-west end, six miles in 

 length, and rising on the north. These distances (Mr. School- 

 craft) give a total of 24 miles ; but Mr. Thompson's map does not 

 allow so great a length to the two streams, as those stated above. 



* I write tliis word after tlie manner of Mr. Thompson, whose residence of 

 27 years among the Indians, acute ear, and good general education, make him 

 excellent authority in the orthography of Indian words. 



