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88 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
That the Mississippi would, in no point thereof, be
intersected by a west line from the Lake of the
Woods is a fact involved in too much uncertainty
to be assumed as a foundation for national stipulation ; for however it may be conjectured or supposed,
yet it still remains to be ascertained.
The map sent to Mr. Jay by Lord Grenville, viz.,
Faden's, published in 1793, informs us that the river
Mississippi has been ascended only as far up as about
the forty-fifth degree of north latitude—that is, about
a degree above the Falls of St. Anthony, so that its
further extent and course towards the north are yet
to be discovered.
On the same map, Faden lays down a stream connected with the marshy lake, near the forty-fifth
degree of latitude, and thus denominates it: "Mississippi by conjecture."
He also lays down on the same map a stream connected with the White Bear Lake, near the latitude
forty-six, and thus denominates it: " Mississippi by
conjecture."
He also lays down on the same map a stream con^
nected with the Red Lake in latitude forty-seven, and
thus denominates it: " Red Lake River, or Lahon-
toris Mississippi."
Inasmuch, therefore, as three different streams,
found in the immense wilderness above latitude
forty-five, are conjectured to be the Mississippi, it is
plain that, so far from being certain how far that
river runs to the north, we really are yet to learn
where it does run, and which of the rivers in that
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000115 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 88 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. That the Mississippi would, in no point thereof, be intersected by a west line from the Lake of the Woods is a fact involved in too much uncertainty to be assumed as a foundation for national stipulation ; for however it may be conjectured or supposed, yet it still remains to be ascertained. The map sent to Mr. Jay by Lord Grenville, viz., Faden's, published in 1793, informs us that the river Mississippi has been ascended only as far up as about the forty-fifth degree of north latitude—that is, about a degree above the Falls of St. Anthony, so that its further extent and course towards the north are yet to be discovered. On the same map, Faden lays down a stream connected with the marshy lake, near the forty-fifth degree of latitude, and thus denominates it: "Mississippi by conjecture." He also lays down on the same map a stream connected with the White Bear Lake, near the latitude forty-six, and thus denominates it: " Mississippi by conjecture." He also lays down on the same map a stream con^ nected with the Red Lake in latitude forty-seven, and thus denominates it: " Red Lake River, or Lahon- toris Mississippi." Inasmuch, therefore, as three different streams, found in the immense wilderness above latitude forty-five, are conjectured to be the Mississippi, it is plain that, so far from being certain how far that river runs to the north, we really are yet to learn where it does run, and which of the rivers in that |
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