Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 / Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

[42] From oda, a heart; neezh, two; and seebe, a river.

[43] From nägow, sand; and gitche, great.

[44] From iupa, high; aubik, a rock; and the substantive termination, a.

[45] From gitche, great; sebee, a river; and the local terminal ng, signifying place.

[46] The extensive iron works of Carp River, which are now yielding such fine blooms, are seated on the verge of these mountains.

[47] The equivalent of geologist or mineralogist, from pagua, a tabular surface; aubik, a rock; and _ëga_, the active voice of the verb to strike.

[48] From kaug, a porcupine.

[49] For the view of this scene, see Information on the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes, vol. iv. Title iv.

[50] From the expression nontonagon, my dish; and neen, the pronoun my.

[51] From wabiska, white (transitive animate), and penasee, a bird.