THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY ARCHIVES: THE MIAMI COLLECTION
It is noted that the following work from the Miami Archives should be read and considered within the historical context in which it was composed and printed. The opinions expressed and the language used do not reflect the opinions or standards of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, but are, rather, indicative of thought in that historical moment during which the document was published.

---

Roads from Detroit
to the Illinois

(1774)

(Due to length divided here into two parts)

In: Mich. Pioneer and
Hist. Colls., vol. 10,
pp. 247-248.

p. 248.

(page 248)

Brought over			399
From Fort Ouiattanon down the Ouabache to the River Vermillion		60
	N. B. This river is on the right & at some seasons is navigable for boats about 120 miles, a mile up it is a village of Peankshaw's of upwards of 150 men.	3
To the Highlands or old Boundary between Canada & Louisiana [Terre Haute]		57
To Fort St Vincent [Vincennes]		120	240
		_____
To the Illinois by Land, the road is chiefly through Plains & Extensive meadows			240
			_____
	N. B. From Detroit to the Illinois		879
	The above Distances are all compated.
	The Road from Detroit to Fort St Josephs by land and from thence to the Junction of the Illinois River with the Mississippi by water.
From Detroit to the River Huron, or Nandewine Sippy		40
	N. B. There is a village of Puttawateamees of six large cabans. The river at this place is about Fifty feet wide and the water is generally from one and a half to two feet deep, when there are Floods Travellers are obliged to make Rafts to cross it, the road in this place bad.
To the Salt River or Wanadagon Sippy		12
	N. B. There is another village of Pittawattamees of five Cabans. This river is never so high as to prevent people passing it.
To one of the Branches of Grand River or Washtanon that falls into Lake Michigan		60
		_____	112
There is another village of Pittawattames of eight large Cabans.
To Reccanamazo River, or Pusawpaco Sippy otherwise the Iron mine river		75
	N. B. There is another village of Pittawattamees of eight large Cabans, this river cannot be passed in Freshes on Rafts, at other time 1 or 2 feet deep.
To the Prarieronde		30
	N. B. There is a small lake of about 3/4 of a mile wide and 11 miles long, abounding with several sorts of Fish, such as Maskenongi, Whitefish &ca
To the Fort St Josephe		75
		_____	292
	N. B. There is a few Puttawattamees near the Fort the road after you pass the River Huron is very good being mostly on a small height of land & little wood till you come to St Joseph's where you pass through about a mile long and another about six miles long.
From Fort St Joseph's you ascend that River to a carrying place		12
From carrying place to Recankeekee		4
To the Junction of this River with the Iroquois R		150
	N. B. In this fork is a village of 14 large Cabans of Mascontains.
To the Junction of this River with the Chicangoni river which forms the Illinois River		45
	N. B. At this fork there is a village of Puttawatamees of 12 large Cabans.
To the Rocks or old French Fort called Pumetewee		90
To the Mississippi		240
		_____	541 _____
From Detroit to the Mississippi by way of the Illinois R			388

---

Return to TOC, p. 22
Continue to next part of Miami Collection
[return to Miami Collection Menu]
[return to Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology List of Publications]
[return to Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Home]

---

Last updated: 19 March 2001
URL: http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/home.html
Comments: webmaster@www.gbl.indiana.edu
Copyright 1996, Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology and The Trustees of Indiana University