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CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. 1 CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. Abbott The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago, by John S. C. Abbott This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Author: John S. C. Abbott Release Date: January 22, 2008 [EBook #24400] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ADVENTURES OF THE CHEVALIER DE LA SALLE *** Produced by Mark C. Orton, Google Books and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net AMERICAN PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS. THE ADVENTURES OF THE CHEVALIER DE LA SALLEAND HIS COMPANIONS, IN THEIR EXPLORATIONS OF THE PRAIRIES, FORESTS, LAKES, AND RIVERS, OF THE NEW WORLD, AND THEIR INTERVIEWS WITH THE SAVAGE TRIBES, TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO. By JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. Abbott 2 NEW YORK: DODD, MEAD & COMPANY, Publishers Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by DODD & MEAD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE GREAT VALLEY OF THE WEST, WHOSE MAGNIFICENT REALMS LA SALLE AND HIS COMPANIONS WERE THE FIRST TO EXPLORE, THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, BY JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. PREFACE. There is no one of the Pioneers of this continent whose achievements equal those of the Chevalier Robert de la Salle. He passed over thousands of miles of lakes and rivers in the birch canoe. He traversed countless leagues of prairie and forest, on foot, guided by the moccasined Indian, threading trails which the white man's foot had never trod, and penetrating the villages and the wigwams of savages, where the white man's face had never been seen. Fear was an emotion La Salle never experienced. His adventures were more wild and wondrous than almost any recorded in the tales of chivalry. As time is rapidly obliterating from our land the footprints of the savage, it is important that these records of his strange existence should be perpetuated. Fortunately we have full and accurate accounts of these explorations, in the journals of Messrs. Marquette, Hennepin, and Joliet. We have still more minute narratives, in Etablissement de la Foix, par le P. Chretien Le Clercq, Paris 1691; Dernieres Dècouvertes, par le Chevalier de Tonti, Paris 1697; Journal Historique, par M. Joutel, Paris 1713. For the incidents in the last fatal expedition, to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi, and the wonderful land tour of more than two thousand miles from the sea-coast of Texas to Quebec, through the territories of hundreds of tribes, we have the narratives of Father Christian Le Clercq, the narrative of Father Anastasias Douay, and the minute and admirably written almost daily journal of Monsieur Joutel, in his Dernier Voyage. Both Douay and Joutel accompanied this expedition from its commencement to its close. In these adventures the reader will find a more vivid description of the condition of this continent, and the character of its inhabitants two hundred years ago, than can be found anywhere else. Sir Walter Scott once remarked, that no one could take more pleasure in reading his romances, than he had taken in writing them. In this volume we have the romance of truth. If the writer can judge of the pleasure of the reader, from the intense interest he has experienced in following these adventurers through their perilous achievements, this narrative will prove to be one of extraordinary interest. JOHN S. C. ABBOTT. Fair Haven, Connecticut. CONTENTS. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. Abbott 3 CHAPTER I. The Enterprise of James Marquette. Page The Discovery of America. Explorations of the French in Canada. Ancestry of James Marquette. His noble Character. Mission to Canada. Adventures with the Indians. Wild Character of the Region and the Tribes. Voyage to Lake Superior with the Nez-Percés. Mission at Green Bay. Search for the Mississippi. The Outfit. The Voyage through Green Bay. Fox River and the Illinois. Enters the Mississippi. Scenes Sublime and Beautiful. Adventures in an Indian Village. 15 CHAPTER I. 4 CHAPTER II. The First Exploration of the Mississippi River. River Scenery. The Missouri. Its Distant Banks. The Mosquito Pest. Meeting the Indians. Influence of the Calumet. The Arkansas River. A Friendly Greeting. Scenes in the Village. Civilization of the Southern Tribes. Domestic Habits. Fear of the Spaniards. The Return Voyage. 41 CHAPTER II. 5 CHAPTER III. Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death. The Departure from Green Bay. Navigating the Lake in a Canoe. Storms of rain and snow. Night Encampments. Ascending the Chicago River. A Winter with the Savages. Journey to the Kankakee. The Great Council on the Prairie. Interesting Incidents. The Escort of Savages. The Death Scene. Sublime Funeral Solemnities. 61 CHAPTER III. 6 CHAPTER IV. Life upon the St. Lawrence and the Lakes Two Hundred Years Ago. Birth of La Salle. His Parentage and Education. Emigrates to America. Enterprising Spirit. Grandeur of his Conceptions. Visits the Court of France. Preparations for an Exploring Voyage. Adventures of the River and Lake. Awful Scene of Indian Torture. Traffic with the Indians. The Ship-yard at Lake Erie. 81 CHAPTER IV. 7 CHAPTER V. The Voyage Along the Lakes. The Embarcation. Equipment of the Griffin. Voyage through the Lakes and Straits. The Storm. Superstition of the Voyagers. Arrival at Mackinac. Scenery there. Friendship of the Indians. Sail on Lakes Huron and Michigan. Arrival at Green Bay. The well-freighted Griffin sent back. 104 CHAPTER V. 8 CHAPTER VI. The Expedition of Father Hennepin. Seeking a Northwest Passage. The Voyage Commenced. The Alarm. Delightful Scenery. The Indian Village. Entrance to the Mississippi. Appearance of the Country. The Midnight Storm. Silence and Solitude. A Fleet of Canoes. Captured by the Savages. Merciful Captivity. Alarming Debate. Condition of the Captives. 128 CHAPTER VI. 9 CHAPTER VII. Life with the Savages. Ascending the River with the Savages. Religious Worship. Abundance of Game. Hardihood of the Savages. The War-Whoop. Savage Revelry. The Falls of St. Anthony. Wild Country Beyond. Sufferings of the Captives. Capricious Treatment. Triumphal Entrance. The Adoption. Habits of the Savages. 145 CHAPTER VII. 10 [...]... very evident, however, that upon the other side of the forest-crowned eminences, the prairies continued to extend in all their sublimity and beauty; for they often heard the bellowing, as the roar of distant thunders, from thousands of wild cattle roving the plains They had now descended to nearly the thirty-third degree of north latitude, when they came to a large Indian village, situated upon a plain... Hunter The Long Sickness A Man Devoured by a Crocodile The Return 311 CHAPTER XVI 19 CHAPTER XVI The Last Days of La Salle Plan for the New Journey Magnitude of the Enterprise Affecting Leave-taking The Journey Commenced Adventures by the Way Friendly Character of the Indians Vast Realms of Fertility and Beauty The Joys and the Sorrows of such a Pilgrimage The Assassination of La Salle and of three of. .. power of France, would certainly hold them as prisoners, if they could take them, and would not improbably put them to death to prevent the fact of their having descended the whole course of the Mississippi from being known They therefore wisely determined to retrace their steps with all energy On the 17th of July they left the village of Akamsea, near the mouth of the Arkansas River, to stem the strong... They seemed to know that the invisible bullet could strike with death far beyond the reach of any of their missiles They moved therefore with great caution In those southern latitudes the birch tree, from whose bark the canoes of the northern Indians were made, did not thrive Their boats were made of large logs, hollowed out and neatly shaped They were often ornamented with infinite labor Some of the. .. CHAPTER IX The Abandonment of Fort Crèvecoeur Departure of La Salle Fathers Membré and Gabriel Their Missionary Labors Character of the Savages The Iroquois on the War Path Peril of the Garrison Heroism of Tonti and Membré Infamous Conduct of the Young Savages Flight of the Illinois Fort Abandoned Death of Father Gabriel Sufferings of the Journey to Mackinac 188 CHAPTER X 13 CHAPTER X La Salle' s Second... Voyage Father Marquette and M Joliet had astronomical instruments with which they ascertained, with much accuracy, the latitude of all their important stopping places As they state that the two villages, which they visited, were on the western side of the Mississippi, at the latitude of forty degrees north, and upon the banks of a stream flowing into the Great River, it is supposed that these villages... between La Salle and Beaujeu The Voyage to the West Indies Adventures in the Caribbean Sea They Enter the Gulf Storms and Calms The Voyagers Lost 268 CHAPTER XIV 17 CHAPTER XIV Lost in the Wilderness Treachery of Beaujeu Accumulating Troubles Anxieties of La Salle March on the Land The Encampment Wreck of the Aimable Misadventure with the Indians Commencement of Hostilities Desertion of Beaujeu with the. .. peninsula, which separated the bay from the lake, through an Indian trail about thirty miles in length They then launched their canoe upon the broad surface of Lake Michigan The cold gales of November had now begun to plough the surface of this inland sea Their progress was very slow Often the billows were such that the canoe could not ride safely over them Then they landed, and, in the chill November breezes,... current of the Mississippi on their return At high-water the vast flood, a mile in width, rushed along at the rate of five or six miles an hour They found it very difficult to force their way against this current We have no particular account of the incidents of their long and laborious return voyage When they had reached the latitude of thirty-eighth degree north, they came to the mouth of the Illinois... between the two parties of civilized and uncivilized men was truly fraternal The French conformed, as far as possible, to the modes of life of the Indians They shared in their games, married the daughters of their chiefs, and in all points endeavored to identify the interests of the natives with their own M Marquette had a remarkable facility in the acquisition of languages There was a general resemblance . XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. Abbott The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and. to the Village. Treachery of the Savages. The Attack. Humane Conduct of La Salle. Visit to the Friendly Taensas. Severe Sickness of La Salle. His Long Detention