Mississippi River, United States (Google Maps ⧉, OpenStreetMap ⧉)

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"if you can learn any thing certain of the most northern source of the Missisipi, and of its position relatively to the Lake of the Woods"

"At its junction the Platte is about six hundred yards wide, and the same number of miles from the Mississippi."

"…a small species of perch called, on the Ohio, silverfish, a shrimp of the same size, shape and flavour of those about Neworleans, and the lower part of the Mississippi."

"The Sioux, or Dacorta Indians, originally settled on the Mississippi, and called by Carver, Madowesians…"

"comprised between the Mississippi, the Red River of Lake Winnepeg, the Saskaskawan, and the Missouri"

"Tuesday, 23, descended to the Mississippi, and round to St. Louis, where we arrived at twelve o’clock."

"…the whole of those merchants are now unembarrassed by the exactions of Spanish governors. Under those circumstances … the lower portion of the Missouri and the western branches of the Mississippi, would be enabled most probably to become the successful rivals…"

"On our return in 1806, we came from Traveller’s‐rest creek directly to the falls of the Missouri river, which shortens the distance about 579 miles, and is a much better route, reducing the distance from the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean."