saumanong

Updated: February 25, 2026

There was just room enough for me to lie in this position, each of the others kneeling in the opposite ends of the canoe. While these preparations were making, Mr. Kinzie questioned the women as to our whereabout. They knew no name for the river but "Saumanong." This was not definite, it being the generic term for any large stream.

Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie - Wau-bun: The Early Day in the Northwest