The Lost Trail w/ Direct link technology (A Western Adventure Story)

Ye who love the haunts of nature, Love the sunshine of the meadow, Love the shadow of the forest, Love the wind among the branches, And the rain-shower and the snow-storm, And the rushing of great rivers. Listen to these wild traditions.--HIAWATHA.
One day in the spring of 1820, a singular occurrence took place on one of the upper tributaries of the Mississippi.