Report of Lieut. Col. C. F. Smith, 10th Infantry U. S. Army, of His Expedition in 1856 to Lake Miniwaken and the Red River of the North (Classic Reprint) Hardcover – November 26, 2017

Excerpt from Report of Lieut. Col. C. F. Smith, 10th Infantry U. S. Army, of His Expedition in 1856 to Lake Miniwaken and the Red River of the NorthThe distance to Pembina, as thus marched, is miles; by the direct route évide Captain Pope' 3 table of distances) it is 4465 miles. The length 0 the direct road from this place to St. Joseph, diverging as we did near Tongue river, is about the same as that to Pembina, viz: 448 miles.Returning on the east side of the Red river, the route as far as Red Lake river was by the only road yet traced, which runs generally parallel 'to the course of the Red river, and at an average distance from it of (say) 20 miles.There is no road on the bank of the Red river from Pembina to Red Lake river, owing to the marshy nature of the soil; all of its small tributaries from the east thus far, with the single exception of the Two Rivers river, passing into it through a marsh, instead of Open mouths.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read more