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liave been, not inaptly, called drowned landf, i. e. land bearing 



- permanently standing In the water. 



The St. Croix above \\u< point exhibits the appearance of a 



wide, deep, ample rivor, with prominent hunk.-, and forests of 



hard md pine Ua islands consist of rich allu- 



avily timbered and subject to inundations. Ahout two 



, the " Standing Cedars," a point called so, in 

 the treaty of Units between the Sioux and Chippewa drib 



and - 1 in the inexact phias of the Indian-, to DC 



'•ahout a day's paddle, in a canoe, ahove the lake." llowheit, 



we w ■■ re bot a few minutes over nine hours, in performing the 

 distance, with a strong crew of engages, however, in light ca- 

 . and with ever}- appliance in pushing forward. 



A- evening approached, we encountered a man descending 

 the river, having lour canoes in company, with several French- 

 men and their Indian families. It turned out to he a Mr. 13. 

 who had hi d in trade, in the Chippewa country. We 



examined his papers to determine whether lie had been legally 

 licensed, and caused a search of his canoes in quest of \\ hiskey. 

 \ >f this article, or strong drink of any kind was discovered. 

 Little doubt had been felt, from information, which was not, 

 how ved, of his having used this article in the course of 



his trade: whether with or without permission, could not be de- 

 termined. We revoked his license for the unexpired part of 

 the time specified in it, and permitted him to proceed out of the 

 country, with the canoes and the very trilling property which 

 he possessed, which seemed, indeed, to he essential to the mere 

 .-lencc of the numerous persons with him. 



The narrowing of the valley, and increased rapidity of the 

 current, had, for some time, admonished us of our approach to 

 the fall-. Ahout si\ o'clock we entered through a defile, form- 

 ed by perpendicular walls of rock on either shore. Its Beamed 

 and mossy surface did not permit u- ;«> determine it> character, 



without getting a fresh fracture. It proved to be greenstone. 



We were in the midst of a formation of this rock, and for two 



