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in St. Louis a few years ago, was the relict of Wilson P. Hunt. She was the 
sister of the late James H. Lucas and very wealthy. 
Many expeditions have been performed, replete with thrilling interest, and 
some of them have developed important geographical facts by the various trap- 
pers and traders between 1810 and 1850, but they have left no record. Volumes 
of the most interesting matter yet remain unwritten. 
Major Steven Long, U. S. A., under orders from the Secretary of War, left 
Pittsburg, May 3, 181 9; passed down the Ohio and up the Mississippi, reaching 
St. Louis June 9th. Thence his men marched partly by land and partly by 
water to Ft. Osage, reaching the mouth of Kansas River the 13th of August. 
From thence they passed across toward the Platte River, and wintered at Council 
Bluffs. 
In 1820 Long again marched from St. Louis along and near the Missouri 
River, and country near the north line of Missouri, and on June 6th he left 
Council Bluffs and visited a large Pawnee village on Loup Fork of the Platte, 
and on the 6th of July he was at the foot of the mountains on Platte River, and 
ascended several mountains near Pike's Peak. The party divided, one party 
going down the Arkansas, but Long struck southwardly, reaching Red River on 
the 24th of July. He explored the country along the Canadian, from thence to 
Arkansas River, reaching Ft. Smith the 23d of September, and thence to Cape 
Girardeau by way of Hot Springs. 
In the fall and winter of 1818-19, H. R. Schoolcraft journeyed southwest 
from Potosi, Missouri, through a then pathless and unsettled wilderness to White 
River, passed over to James Fork of White River and erected the first furnace 
and smelted lead, (on a log furnace), first in southwest Missouri. This was prob- 
ably about five miles from where Springfield now stands. He then passed down 
White River to eastern Arkansas and back to St. Genevieve. The story of this 
journey was published about 1830 by Lippincott and entitled "Scenes and Ad- 
ventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains." A copy with a 
different title had previously been published in London. 
In 1820 Schoolcraft explored the head waters of the Mississippi; also, in June, 
183 1, he visited the head of the Mississippi and discovered Itasca Lake. In 182 1 
Schoolcraft accompanied Gen. Cass from Detroit, southwest across Ohio, Indiana 
and Illinois to St. Louis, and again visited the lead mines of southeast Missouri. 
He then accompanied Gen. Cass to Chicago, where a treaty was effected with the 
Indians Several books were published as results, viz: "View of Lead Mines 
of Missouri," and " Account of Tour," also " Discovery of Head of the Missis- 
sippi." 
An interesting account of the adventures of Captain Bonneville may be 
found in Irving's work; as that book is accessible to most persons, I will simply 
sketch his route. He started out in 1832 and returned in 1835. His route was 
up Platte River thence through Wind River Mountains, and down Snake River. 
At times the men nearly starved to death, as well as suffered extreme cold. One 
