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The Road from
Detroit to the Illinois

(February 15, 1774)

Hay, Jehu in: "List of Inhabitants
of Post Vincene on the Wabash,"
Haldimand Papers, B27, Public
Archives of Canada,
Sh. 295-298.

Sh.	295, 295 (Reverse),
	296, 296 (R), 297,
	298, 298 (R).

(Sh. 295)

		Miles.	Miles.
From Detroit to Lake Erie		18
To the River Miamie		36
To the Foot of the Rapids		18
To the Top of the Rapids		18
	N. B. Part of the Ottawa & a few of the Hurons inhabit this part of the River. In the Summer when the water is low, Canoes cannot pass the Rapids, otherwise than by being dragged over the Stones and frequently the Traders are obliged to carry their goods the whole Eighteen miles.
To the End of the Still Water		24
To the top of the next Rapids		9
To the Grand Glaze, a river so called on the left going up		6
	.N. B. A few Ottawas live at this River.
To the little Glaze on the Right		3
To the King's Glaze on the Right (a few Ottawas live here)		12
To the Elm Meadow		15
To Sledge Id (so called from a large Stone resembling a Sledge)		12
To the Split Rock		6
To the Wolf Rapid		12
To the great Bend		12
To Fort Miamie		15
Carried forward			216
		_____
	N .B. The Miamie Nation live opposite to the Fort and consist of about 250 men able to bear arms. The Fort is inhabited by Eight or Ten French families.
(Reverse of Sh. 295)
To the Vessell, or a Stony Island resembling one		6
To the river Massissinoway on the left		30
	N. B. This river is Navigable for Cannoes 150 Miles.
(Sh. 296)
Brought over			216
From Fort Miamie to Cold Feet, where the old French Fort was		3
The Carrying place to the Little River		9
To the River Boite		6
To the Flats		21
To the Little Rock		3
To the Ouabache		6
	N. B. Between the Miamie and the Ouabache there are Beaver Dams which when water is low Passengers break down to raise it, and by that means pass easier than they otherwise would do, when they are gone the Beaver come & mend the Breach, for this reason they have been hitherto sacred, as neither Indians or White People hunt them.
To the River Sallamonee on the left going down		15
	N. B. This River is navigable for Canoes 150 miles or more
To the Pipe River on the left		18
To the great Rapid		3
To the Eel River on the right		3
To the Little Rock		9
To the Island of Garlic		15
To Richards Coal Mine on the right close to the river		9
To the river Teipeecano on the right		9
To Ouiattanon Fort		18
	This Fort is on the right about Seventy yards from the River, the Ouiattanon nation of Indians is on the opposite side, and the Keccaporis are round the Fort in both villages about 1000 Men able to bear arms.		183 _____
	Carried forward		399

(Reverse of Sh. 296)

To a Coal Mine on the left		3
Brought over			399
(Sh. 297)
From Fort Ouiattanon Down the Ouabache to the River Vermillion		60
	N. B. This river is on the right and at some seasons is navigable for Boats about 120 Miles, a Mile up it is a village of Peankeshaws of upwards of 150 Men.	3
To the Highlands or old Boundary between Canada and Louisiana		57
To Fort St Vincent		120	240
		_____
To the Illinois by Land, the road is chiefly through Plains and Extensive Meadows			240
			_____
From Detroit to the Illinois			879
	N. B. The above Distances are all computed.
The Road from Detroit to Fort St Josephs by Land & from thence to the Junction of the Illinois River with the Mississippi by Water.
From Detroit to the River Huron, or Naudewine Sippy		40
	N. B. There is a village of Puttawattamees 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 to this place is bad.
To the Salt River or Waudagon Sippy		12
	N. B. There is another Village of Pittawattamies 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
There is another village of Pittawattamees of Eight large cabans.		_____
Carried forward			112
(Sh. 298)
Brought over		112
To Reccanamazo River, or Pusawpaw Sippy otherwise the Iron Mine River		75
	N. B. There is another Village of Puttawattamees of Eight large Cabans, this river cannot be passed in Freshes on Rafts, at other times it is one or two feet deep.
To the Prarie ronde		30
	N. B. There is a small lake of about three quarters of a mile wide and ten or eleven miles long, abounding with several sorts of Fish, such as Maskenongi, White Fish &ca
To the Fort St Josephs		75
		_____	292
	N. B. There are but 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 and 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 river		4
To the Junction of this River with the Iroquois River		150
	N. B. In this fork is a village of 14 large Cabans of Mascoutains.
To the Junction of this River with the Chicangoui river which forms the Illinois River		45
	N. B. At this fork there is a village of Puttawatamees of twelve Large Cabans.
To the Rocks or old French Fort call'd Pumetewee		90
To the Mississippy		240
		_____	541 _____
From Detroit to the Mississippy by Way of the Illinois River			833
Copy.			Endorsed.

(Reverse of Sh. 298)

Endorsed:

List of the Inhabitants of Post Vincene on the Wabash by M^r. Hay, the 15^th feb^y. 74

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