. Tourist's guide to the Mississippi River : giving all the railroad and steamboat routes diverging from Chicago, Milwaukee, and Dubuque, toward St. Paul, and the falls of St. Anthony; also, railroad and steamboat routes from Chicago and Milwaukee to Lake Superior; together with an account of cities and villages, and objects of interest, on the route and in the upper valley of the Mississippi ... . ntry forhealth and pleasure. The Chippevja Jlouse,a weU kept hotel on the American side,and one on the Canadian side of the river,both afford good accommodations. Fort Brady is an old and importantU
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. Tourist's guide to the Mississippi River : giving all the railroad and steamboat routes diverging from Chicago, Milwaukee, and Dubuque, toward St. Paul, and the falls of St. Anthony; also, railroad and steamboat routes from Chicago and Milwaukee to Lake Superior; together with an account of cities and villages, and objects of interest, on the route and in the upper valley of the Mississippi ... . ntry forhealth and pleasure. The Chippevja Jlouse, a weU kept hotel on the American side, and one on the Canadian side of the river, both afford good accommodations. Fort Brady is an old and importantUnited States military post contiguous tothis frontier village, wliere are barracksfor a full garrison of troops. It commandsthe St. Marys River and the approach tothe mouth of the canal. Saut Ste. Marie, C. W., is a scatteredsettlement, where is located a part of theHudson Bay Compriuy. Here is a steam-boat landing, a hotel, and two or threestores, including the Hudson Bay Com-panys; and it has from 500 to 600 in-habitants. Indians of the Chippewa tribereside in the vicinity in considerable num-bers, they having the exclusive right totake fish in the waters contiguous to therapids. They also employ themselves inrunning the rapids in their frail canoes, when desired by citizens or strangers—this being one of the most exhilarating en-joyments for those fond of aquatic sports.{See Engraving.). PORTAGE ROUTE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO LAKE WINNIPEG, Starting from Fort William, c. yr. Kaministaquoiah River, emptying intoThunder Bay of Lake Superior, forms the■west boundary of Canada proper; to thenorth and west lies the extensive regionor country known as the Hudson BayComimnt/s Territory. Here commencesthe great Portage Eoadj to Rainy Lake, Lake of the Woods, and the Red Riversettlement; also, to Lake Winnipeg, Nor-way House, and York Factory, situatedon Hudson Bay. At the mouth of the Kam-inistaquoiah stands Fort WilUani. Thebanks of the river average in lieight fromeight to twenty f