à 1679,” New York, 1860, has a reproduction of a map made by the
Jesuits in 1673, showing the missions upon Lake Michigan. Hennepin’s
“Description de la Louisiane,” Paris, 1683, contains a map made
upon data by Hennepin. The later editions of this work are also
accompanied by a map. Parkman gives a reproduction of the portion
of Franqulin’s famous map, which shows La Salle’s colony on the
Illinois, and that portion showing the lower part of the Mississippi
is reproduced in Thomassy’s “Géologie de la Louisiane.” A map made
by Minet, the engineer of La Salle’s last expedition, which gives
two separate views of the mouth of the Mississippi, is given in a
reduced size in Gravier’s “La Salle,” and in Thomassy’s “Géologie
de la Louisiane.” Le Clercq’s “Premier établissement de la foy,”
Paris, 1691; Hennepin’s “Nouvelle découverte,” and “Nouveau Voyage;”
La Hontan’s “Nouveaux Voyages dans l’Amérique,” La Haye, 1703;
Coxe’s “Description of Carolana,” London, 1742, and Charlevoix’s
“Histoire de la Nouvelle France,” Paris, 1744, are accompanied by
maps made nearly contemporaneously with the publication of the works
in question. A facsimile De Lisle’s map of 1700, which indicates the
course of the early explorers, is in Gravier’s “La Salle” and in
French’s Collections, pt. 2. A map by Joutel, dated 1713, accompanies
the printed editions of his journal. Margry’s “Découvertes et
établissements des Français,” when completed, will include a volume
devoted to maps now inedited. The third volume of this collection
contains an outline sketch, representing La Salle’s discoveries. A
modern map, representing countries traversed by Marquette, Hennepin,
and La Salle, is given in Parkman’s “La Salle.”
We next give a list of publications which treat of the explorations of
the Mississippi valley, arranged in chronological order. Works which
have been cited under different headings of this article are, in most
cases, not included in this enumeration.
La Hontan, “Nouveaux voyages dans l’Amérique Septentrionale,” Paris,
1703. This work passed through several editions. Bacqueville de la
Potherie, “Histoire de l’Amérique Septentrionale,” Paris, 1722.
Editions were also published in 1723 and 1753. Has some account of
La Salle’s travels in 1682. Barcia, “Ensayo cronologico para la
Historia General de Florida,” Madrid, 1723. The author relied upon
the memoirs of Marquette, Joutel, and Tonty for the portion of his
work relating to the French explorations. Lafitau, “Mœurs des Sauvages
Amériquains,” Paris, 1724. Coxe, “Description of the English province
of Carolana, by the Spaniards called Florida; by the French, La
Louisiane,” London, 1742. The author disparages the French discoveries,
and urges the English right to the country. Dumont, “Mémoire sur la
Louisiane, contenant ce qui y est arrivé de plus rémarquable depuis
1687 jusqu’à present,” Paris, 1753, 2 vols. Bellin, “Remarques sur
la carte de l’Amérique Septentrionale, comprise entre le 28e et le
72e degré de latitude,” Paris, 1755, gives some account of La Salle’s
establishments. Le Page du Pratz, “Histoire de la Louisiane,” Paris,
1758, 3 vols.; English translations were published in 1763 and 1774.
Gayarré “Essai historique sur la Louisiane,” Nouvelle Orléans, 1830,
2 vols.; La Harpe, “Journal historique de l’établissement des Français
à la Louisiane,” Paris, 1831. This work is reproduced in French’s
Historical Collections, vol. iii. Conover, “Oration on the History of
the First Discovery and Settlement of the New World, with especial
reference to the Mississippi Valley,” Cincinnati, 1835. Perkins, “Early
French Travellers in the West,” in _North American Review_, vol.
xlviii., pp. 63–108. A review of Spark’s “La Salle” and “Marquette.”
Colt, “The Devil’s Hole, with an account of a visit made to it by
La Salle,” Lockport, N. Y., 44 pp., the third edition appeared in
1851. Gayarré, “Histoire de la Louisiane,” Nouvelle Orléans, 1846–47.
Guérin, “Les navigateurs Français,” Paris, 1846. Bradford, “Notes on
the Northwest,” New York, 1846. Kip, “Early Jesuit Missions in North
America,” New York, 1846, contains letters by missionaries giving
descriptions of the newly discovered country. Monette, “History of the
Discovery and Settlement of the Mississippi,” New York, 1846. Gayarré,
“Romance of the History of Louisiana,” New York, 1848. Foster and
Whitney, “Report on the Geology and Topography of a Portion of the
Lake Superior Land District,” Washington, 1850–51, 2 vols., contains
an account of the first Jesuit missions on Lake Superior. Gayarré,
“Louisiana: its Colonial History,” New York, 1851, and “Louisiana
and its History as a French Colony,” New York, 1852. Hart, “History
of the Discovery of the Valley of the Mississippi,” St. Louis, 1852;
“History of the Valley of the Mississippi,” New York, 1853. Gayarré,
“History of Louisiana,” New York, 1854. W. R. Smith, “History of
Wisconsin,” Madison, 1854; only volumes one and three were published
of this valuable work; volume three contains translations of the
Jesuit relations, which describe the operations of the Jesuits in
Wisconsin territory. Shea, “History of the Catholic Missions among
the Indian Tribes of the United States, 1529–1854,” New York, 1855.
E. D. Neill, “Materials for the future History of Minnesota,” St.
Paul, 1856, also in the “Annals of Minnesota,” 1856, and reprinted in
Minnesota Historical Society Collection, vol. i. Law, “Jesuit Missions
in the Northwest,” in the Wisconsin Historical Society Collections,
vol. iii., pp. 89–111, 118–121, Madison, 1857. The author of this
article makes the erroneous statement that missionaries had reached
the Mississippi several years before Marquette’s visit. Shea disproves
this in an article entitled “Justice to Marquette,” in pp. 111–117 of
the same volume of the Wisconsin collections. Shea, “Indian Tribes
of Wisconsin,” in the Wisconsin Historical Society Collections, vol.
iii., pp. 125–128. Ferland, “Cours d’Histoire du Canada, 1534–1759,”
Québec, 1859. This author is highly esteemed as an historical writer.
Shea, “Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi,” Albany, 1861.
Ferland, “Notes sur les régistres de Notre Dame de Québec,” Québec,
1863. Neill, “Early French Forts and Footprints in the Valley of the
Upper Mississippi,” in Minnesota Historical Society Collections, 1864,
pp. 9–20. Faillon, “Histoire de la Colonie française en Canada,”
Villemarie [Montreal], 1865, 3 vols.; this work comes down only to
1671, but is of value for period covered.
French, “Biographical Sketch of La Salle,” in Historical Collections of
Louisiana, new series, pp. 4–7, New York, 1869. Gallaud, “Mississippi:
a Brief History of its Discovery,” in “Annals of Iowa,” vol. vii.,
pp. 194–201, Davenport, 1869. Van Fleet, “Old and New Mackinac; with
copious extracts from Marquette, Hennepin, La Hontan, and others,”
Ann Arbor, 1870; Brodhead, “History of New York,” New York, 1871; the
author gives briefly the latest knowledge upon the first explorations.
The _Revue Maritime et Coloniale_, Paris, 1872, contains controversial
articles by Harrisse and Margry, both with the title “Histoire critique
de la découverte du Mississippi.” Harrisse, “Notes pour servir à
l’Histoire [etc.] de la Nouvelle France, 1545–72,” Paris, 1872. In
addition to the bibliographical matter in this work there is a brief
historical summary of the early explorations. Neill, “French Voyageurs
to Minnesota,” in the Annals of Minnesota, 1850, pp. 10–28, reprinted
in Minnesota Historical Society Collections, vol. i., pp-17–36. Durrie,
“Early Outposts of Wisconsin,” Madison, 1873, contains notices of the
visits of Perrot, Alloüez, Marquette, and others. “Laval université,
Québec, 200e anniversaire de la découverte du Mississipi par Joliet
et le P. Marquette, Soirée littéraire et musicale, 17 Juin, 1873,”
Québec, 1873, 54 pp., contains a discourse by the Abbé Verreau. Parry,
“Historical Address on the Early Exploration of the Mississippi
Valley,” Davenport, Iowa, 1873, 36 pp. Salter, “Address commemorative
of the 200th Anniversary of the Discovery of Iowa by Marquette and
Joliet,” in the “Annals of Iowa,” vol. ii., pp. 501–515. Shea, “Address
on Discovery of the Mississippi, read on the bi-centennial of said
Discovery, June 17, 1873,” published in Wisconsin Historical Society
Collections, vol. vii., pp. 111–122. Marshall, “The First Visit of La
Salle to the Senecas in 1669,” Buffalo, 1874, 45 pp. Baldwin, “Early
maps of Ohio and the West,” Cleveland, 1875, 25 pp.; this forms one of
the Western Reserve Historical Society tracts. French, “Biographical
Sketch of L. Joliet,” in his Historical Collections, second series, pp.
139, 140.
“Memoir sent by the King to M. Denonville, explanatory of the French
Possessions in North America,” in French’s Historical Collections,
second series, pp. 123–142. This document briefly recapitulates the
French discoveries. Baldwin, “Margry Papers, vol. ii.,” in Western
Reserve Historical Society tracts. United States Annual Report
of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, 1876. Volume iii. of this
report contains an extract from Marquette’s journal, and a reduced
reproduction of his map. Gravier, “La route du Mississipi,” in the
compte-rendu of the second session of the Congrès des Américanistes,
1877, vol. i., pp. 237–312. Whittlesey, “Discovery of the Ohio River
by La Salle,” 1669–70, one of the Western Reserve Historical Society
tracts.
Hurlbut, “Father Marquette at Mackinaw and Chicago,” Chicago, 1878.
Jacker, “La Salle and the Jesuits,” in _American Catholic Quarterly
Review_, vol. iii., pp. 404–426, Philadelphia, 1878. Peet, “Discovery
of the Ohio,” in _American Antiquarian_, vol. i., pp. 21–35. Shea,
“Address before the Missouri Historical Society at the celebration of
the 250th anniversary of Marquette’s Voyage, July 20, 1878; _same_.
“Romance and Reality of the Death of Marquette, and the recent
Discovery of his Remains,” in _Catholic World_, vol. ii., pp. 267–281.
C. C. Baldwin, “Indian Migration in Ohio,” Western Reserve Historical
Society tract No. 47; also in _American Antiquarian_, April, 1879. M.
F. Force, “Some Early Notices of the Indians of Ohio,” Cincinnati,
1879. Margry, “Was La Salle the Discoverer of the Mississippi,” in
_American Antiquarian_, vol. ii., pp. 206–209, Chicago, 1879–81. O. H.
Marshall, “Building and Voyage of the Griffon in 1679,” Buffalo, 1879.
Blanchard, “Discovery and Conquests of the Northwest,” Chicago, 1880;
gives a brief account of Joliet’s and La Salle’s voyages.
Brucker, “J. Marquette et la découverte de la vallée du Mississipi,”
Lyon, 1880. Thoulet “Cavelier de La Salle et la découverte du
Mississipi, d’après l’ouvrage de M. Margry,” in Bulletin de la
Société de la Géographie, 6e série, tome xx., pp. 435–454, 534–556,
Paris, 1880. Hurlbut’s “Chicago Antiquities,” Chicago, 1881, contains
translations from the journals of Marquette, Hennepin, La Salle, and
of other travellers, which relate the incidents of visits made to the
site of the present city. Neill, “Minnesota Explorers and Pioneers from
1659 to 1858,” Minneapolis, 1881. J. Fiske, “Romance of the Spanish and
French Explorers,” in _Harper’s Magazine_, February, 1882. An article
by the editor in _The Magazine of American History_, March, 1882.
Gravier’s “Sketch of La Salle,” in same magazine, May, 1882. Hurlbut,
“Review of Gravier’s Article,” in same for September, 1882. Butler,
“First French Foot-prints beyond the Lakes” [Madison, 1882], closes the
list of the writings up to the present time. It has not been thought
necessary to include general histories of the United States, such as
Bancroft’s and Hildreth’s, and others.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.—The principal bibliographical works used in the
compilation of this note are Boimare’s “Notes bibliographiques et
raisonnés sur les principaux ouvrages publiès sur la Floride et
l’ancienne Louisiane” [Paris, 1855]; Faribault’s “Catalogue d’ouvrages
sur l’histoire de l’Amérique,” Québec, 1837; “Field’s Essay toward
an Indian Bibliography,” New York, 1875, and Harrisse’s “Notes pour
servir à l’historie, la bibliographic [etc.] de la Nouvelle France,”
Paris, 1872. O’Callaghan’s “Jesuit Relations of Discoveries in Canada,
1632–1672,” New York, 1847, has been used for the titles of the Jesuit
reports.
The references in Parkman’s “La Salle” have indicated many authorities,
and the author’s characterizations have been helpful. Gravier’s “La
Salle,” Paris, 1871, contains a list of eighty-nine articles upon La
Salle. The compiler of this article was unable to examine a copy until
after completion of the list. The essential works in it were found to
have been noted. Sabin’s “Bibliography” is indispensable in verifying
titles.
APPLETON P. C. GRIFFIN
INDEX.
A fine river, 79
Accancea Indians, 176, 179, 182
Household Stuff, 179
Shape, 179
Particular Ceremonies, 182
Country, Product of, 178
Account of Country, 77
given by a native, 128
Ahehoen Indians, 126
Ahonerhopiheim Indians, 126
Aigron, Sieur, 55
Algonquin Indians, 3, 38
Alleghany, Valley of the, 4
Alleghanies, 23
Alligator eaten, 62
Allouez, Father, 13, 22, 197
America, 2
North, 6
American Savages, 38
Anastasius, Father, 48, 62, 109, 112, 116, 134, 135, 136, 137, 151,
154, 155, 156, 160, 161, 167, 168, 189, 190, 197, 199, 201, 203
Apalache, Bay of, 67, 68
Arhan Indians, 126
Arkansas Country, 203
Indians, 202
River, 3, 22, 202
Arrival at Quebec, 201
Art to kill goats and wild fowl, 164
Assony Indians, 130, 139, 162, 163, 167
Author meets another Frenchman among Indians, 149
and others resolve to part from murderers, 152
saved by a friend, 136
sent to the Cenis for provisions, 138
Ayona Indians, 127
Barbier, Sieur, 79, 84, 108, 109, 114, 129
Command of Settlement given to, 116
Marries, 112
Barbier’s wife gives birth to child, 115
Beaujeu, Commander, 26, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 74,
75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 86
leaves La Salle, 89
Begon, Intendant, 60, 61
Bihorel, Sieur, 114, 130
Boat of Bark lost, 98
Bocrettes Indians, 127
Boisrondet, Sieur, 189, 190, 197
Buskins of rawhides instead of shoes, 120
Cacahouanous Indians, 190
Caddoes Indians, 202
Cadodaquio Village, 169
Cahamihona Village, 169, 170
Cahaynohoua Indians, 173, 174
California, Gulf of, 3, 4
Calumet, The, 172, 173, 179
Canada, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 34, 38, 41,
42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 108, 115, 151, 177, 190, 196, 202
Natives of, Brutal, 37
Canohatino Indians, 127
Cannohantimo Indians, 141, 157
Cape Corrientes, 63
St. Anthony, 61, 63, 64, 65
St. Nicholas, 59
Samana, 59
Cappas Indians, 161, 164, 166, 169, 174, 182
Capucins, 170
Carpenter lost, 96
Cascasquina Peroneria Indians, 190
Caveliers, The, 2
Cavelier Family, 29
Cavelier, Jean, 2
Henri, 2, 27
Robert (See La Salle), 2
Abbe, 26, 29, 48, 49, 62, 90, 95, 97, 98, 107, 109, 116, 123, 136,
137, 151, 152, 154, 156, 161, 164, 166, 167, 168, 172, 177, 179,
180, 183, 189, 190, 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202
Abbe and his company part from others, 160
Abbe and others carried on backs of Indians; Ceremonies at their
reception; Speeches made to them; Their entertainment, 165, 166
set out and return again, 191
Cayman Island, 62
Cenis Indians, 48, 113, 121, 123, 127, 128, 130, 139, 152, 153, 156,
162, 168, 169, 179
Account of Battle fought by, 157
Country of, 114
Described, 138
Meet French in Solemn Manner, 140
River, 137
Ceremony of Pipe, 171, 179
Performed to M. Cavelier, 179
of Sailors Called “Ducking”, 57
Chahouanous Indians, 196
Champlain, 1, 22
Chanzes Indians, 127
Charleroix, 30
Charpantier, Sieur, 176
Chautauqua Lake, 4
Chebonany, 200
Chedeville, M., 54, 62, 90, 101, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114
Chef de Bois, Port of, 59
Chicago, 21, 196, 197, 198
Chickasaw Indians, 203
Choumans Indians, 128, 129
Choumenes Indians, 126
Clerk, Sieur, 114
Colbert, French Minister of State, 8
River, 49, 177, 181, 200
Columbus, Christopher, 33
Commanders at variance, 74
Conspiracy discovered, 93
revealed, 94
Controversy about privilege of first born, 115
Copal tree, 138
Couture, Sieur, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183
Courcelle, Governor, 3, 43
Coyabegux Indians, 126
Crèvecœur, Fort, 17, 18, 19, 20
Cross by a river and a French built house, 176
Crozat, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219
to plant colonies in Louisiana, 205
letters patent to, 212
Cuba, 61, 62, 63, 209
Currents, 67
Dablon, Father, 13, 22
Dainmaville, 54, 88
Dautray, 22
d’ Aire, Chevalier, 66, 67, 74, 76, 77, 80, 88
d’ Eure River, 125
D’Iberville, 203
Expedition, 205
De Baugis, 20
de Belle Fontaine, 189
de Cussy, Governor, 59, 60, 61
de Launay, Sieur, 176
de Leon, Alonzo, 203
de la Sablonniere, 81, 109, 112
De Luna, 22
de Malre, Sieur, 132, 133, 161
drowned, 166
funeral, 167
De Nonville, Marquis, 195, 196, 197, 200, 201
de Porneuf, M., 200
De Soto, 22
de Villeperdry, Sieur, 93, 95
Debates between commanders, 88
Departure from Rochel, 54
Desloges, 86
killed, 87
des Puans Lake, 200
Detroit River, 5
Straits of, 12
Devault, Sieur, 94
Difference between commanders, 56
Discontent occasioned by Moranget, 133
Douay, Father, 26, 29, 136
account of murder, 134
Duchesneau, Intendant, 19
du Hamel, 76, 86, 87
Duhaut, 99, 102, 103, 107, 108, 114, 115, 116, 132, 133, 135, 152
endeavors to occasion a mutiny, 112
mutiny revealed, 113
returns from La Salle, 100
the murderer usurps command, 137
killed, 154
Duromtage, 195
Du Shut, 195
Dutch and English at Albany, 12
East Indies, 37
Encounter with natives, 111
Enepiahe Indians, 126
English, 6
Entertainment given by the Indians, 183
Erie, Lake, 4, 12, 18
Espíritu Bay, 97
Fercoutcha Indians, 127
Figure of a pretended monster, 186
Fine meadows, 164
Finisterre Cape, 55
First landing, 67
First fort abandoned, 94
Fish taken in plenty, 91
Fiske, John, 1
Flying fish, 56
Fort built, 88
Lewis, 197, 200
among the Illinois, 188
arrival at, 188
reception, 189
description of country, 191
lime and clay, mines, product, etc., 192
St. Lewis of Illinois, 203
Louis in Texas, 203
France, 1, 2, 5, 6
King of, 6
French habitation, travellers come to the, 176
men, who they were, 177
house among the Acconceas described, 178
entertained by natives, 147
turned savage, 149
man among Indians, 141
men go to the wars with natives, 156
stay with Indians, 161
River, 200
Frontenac, Count, 5, 6, 8, 12, 19, 24, 43
Fort, 8, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 26, 42
Gabaret, Sieur, 74
Galveston Bay, 103
Game, Plenty of, 171
Garay, 22
Gayen; hurt, 86, 87
Goats and bullocks, 72
Good entertainment, 163
Green Bay, 12, 13, 21
Griffin, The, 12, 13, 14, 18
Grollet, 149, 150
Guanabo Island, 59
Guinea, 206
Habitation of St. Lewis, 103, 151, 153
description of country at, 103
the land, 103
living creatures: Fish, tortoises, venomous creatures,
rattle-snakes, 104
Alligators, trees, dangerous fruit, 105
vines, plants, 106
of St. Lewis. Who were left there when La Salle departed, 116
Hard labor, 95
Havana, 206, 209, 210, 211
Hebahamo Indian Village, 121
Hiens, 116, 132, 133, 134, 138, 155, 156, 161
kills Duhaut, 154
gives others what he pleases and seizes rest of effects, 160
Hennepin, 1, 11, 15, 16, 18, 44, 47, 48, 49, 203, 204
Hispaniola Island, 58, 59, 61, 63
Holy Ghost, Bay of, 50, 68, 69
Horse sold for an ax, 148
Houabache River, 184
How the travellers lived, 195
Hudson’s Bay, 205
Hunter dies with cold, 100
Hurie, (Sieur), 94, 99, 111, 113
Hurons, 38, 199, 200
Huron, Lake, 5, 12
Illinois allies, 24
country, 20, 196
Indians, 13, 14, 21, 38, 49, 114, 115, 177, 183, 188, 196
adultery, 195
boasting, 193
chiefs, 16
children, 193
care of dead, 193
presents to, 195
game of stick, 195
great town of, 15
manners and customs, 193
marriages, 195
meeting with, 187
outbreak, 16
thieving, 193
women do all labor, 193
lake of the, 200
river, 5, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 44, 187, 214
headwaters of, 22
State of, 17
Indiscretion of an ensign, 86
Indian, bad ways, 163
beds, 142
bewailing memory of men killed, 156
ceremonies, 145
ceremony to the dead, 167
of dressing a bullock, 185
of rejoicing, 159
come to fort, 92
cruel trophies of, 158
dies of eating raw suet, 187
doleful entertainment, 168
entertainment, 141
expect presents, 174
humanity of the, 167
huts and families in them, 142
inhumanity, 158
maid brought to author, 150
manners, 144
manner of building, 142
their moveables, 142
men, 170
barbarity of towards a woman taken, 157
nations, 167
peculiar custom, 169
rats, 124
religion, 145
tillage, 142
tilling, instrument for, 143
tobacco, 146
take revenge, 87
women, 143
barbarity of, 158
their behavior, 144
disfigure themselves, 143
do all the work, 144, 193
habits, 144
ornaments of, 169
sow, 143
strong, 38
rejoice at victory, 157
with axes, 175
village abandoned, 120
inhabited, 123
Irondequoit (Seneca village), 4
Iroquois, 3, 8, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 38, 49, 185, 188, 190, 198,
199
invasion, 16
war with, 195
Janiquo Indians, 168
Jesuits, 2, 5, 7, 12, 16, 22, 199, 200
mission among Hurons re-established by Marquette, 19
Jogues, 22
Joliet, 1, 4, 5, 22
Joutel, Henri, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 50, 89
believes Mississippi passed, 68
party, 108
Journey prosecuted, 174
continued, 181
Joly (The), 26, 54, 58, 64, 66, 67, 68, 74, 75, 79, 80, 89
boltsprit of lost, 55
Kabayes Indians, 126
Kannehonan Indians, 126
Kavagan Indians, 126
Keremen Indians, 126
Ketch taken by the Spaniards, 61
Kiahoba Indians, 126
Kiasses Indians, 127
Kind Indians, 177
reception, 171
Korenkake Indians, 126
Korkone Indians, 126
Kouans Indians, 126
l’ Aimable (ship), 61, 62, 65, 79, 80, 81, 85, 88, 89
cast astray, 83
l’ Archevêque, 116, 133, 134, 136, 153, 155, 161
La Barre, Governor, 24, 25, 26
La Belle (ship), 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 78, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86, 94, 96,
97, 98, 101, 115
lost, 108
how lost, 110
what was saved from, 109
La Chine (China), 2, 3, 201
Le Clerc, Father, 26, 203
La Forest (Surgeon), 10, 19, 20, 26, 203
La Hontan’s forged discourse with a savage, wherein he renders
himself ridiculous, 36
La Motte de Sussière, 10, 11
La Maligne River, 102, 124, 126, 147
la Sabloniere River, 122
La Salle, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22,
23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55,
56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 94, 96, 97,
98, 101, 103, 110, 111, 115, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127,
128, 129, 130, 131, 137, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154, 156, 160, 176,
177, 178, 179, 180, 187, 188, 190, 197, 201, 202
account of, 41
barbarity towards body of, 135
character, 42, 135
conspiracy to murder, 133
consult to murder, 133
death of, 5, 29
is murdered, 134
first voyage of exploration, 3
return to France, 8
footman killed, 133
fort taken by Spaniards, 204
goes to discover the river, 90
returns; sets out again, 90
goes out to discover, 99
returns, 107
goes to seek conspirators, 134
Indian killed, 132
made proprietor of Ft. Frontenac, 43
men, 17
mistake, 69
much wronged, 89
patent of nobility, 8
resolves on third expedition, 114
persons with him, 116
the way they traveled, 117
Royal patent to explore Mississippi country, 10
reputation makes enemies, 43
second return visit to France, 10
voyage of exploration (1678–9), 11
sets out on another expedition, 108
discoveries; return, 113
seven men lost and four desert, 114
third return visit to France, 25
well received by natives, 126
Le Gros, 61
bitten by snake, 91
and others die, 97
Liotot, 116, 132, 134, 138, 153
killed, 154
Lisbon, 55
Lost Frenchmen heard of, 130
Louis XIV, 23
Louisiana, 23, 33, 47, 203, 204, 206, 211, 212, 214, 217, 218
Louisville, 4
Machigamea Indians, 184
Madera Island, 55, 56
Magdalen River, 75
Maghai Indians, 126
Man clad like Spaniard, 139
March continued, 137
Mark, Friar, 22
Marquette, 1, 3, 19, 22, 186
Massiot, 54
Matagorda Bay, 89, 97
Maximus, Father, 112
Membre, Father, 26
Men sent by land to discover, 78
Meracouman Indians, 126
Mexico, 10, 25, 207
Bay of, 45, 49, 50, 63, 177, 191
City, 208
Gulf of, 4, 22, 23, 25, 44, 47, 197, 206
Kingdom of, 42, 139
North, 129
Miami, Fort, 15
River, 14, 21, 22
Michilimackinac, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 190, 196, 199
Michigan, Lake, 5, 12, 13, 14, 21
Mines of St. Barbara, 42
Minet, Sieur, 76, 88
Mississippi River, 1, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 33, 42,
43, 45, 49, 50, 69, 77, 82, 89, 97, 98, 102, 108, 114, 148, 149,
152, 153, 164, 174, 176, 177, 182, 184, 187, 203, 205
River, Banks of many colors, 185
Branches of, 88
Mississippi found at last, 181
mouth of, 21
passed, 75
source of, 44, 204
Indians, 16
Valley, 26
Missouri River, 22, 186, 213
Mitchell, Sieur, 47
Montreal, 2, 4, 8, 9, 18, 41, 42, 49, 196, 199, 200, 201
Moranget, 54, 78, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 98, 102, 107, 108, 113, 116,
128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 135, 155
Discontent occasioned by, 133
More mischief prevented, 155
Murderers change their mind, 153
differ in opinion, 153
design of, 152
resolve to return to habitation of St. Lewis, 151
return to camp, 151
Nahordikhes Indians, 162
Nations, Names, 126, 146
Nation, What is meant here by it, 146
Natives entertained, 118
New England, 21, 151
New France, 8, 196, 215, 216
New Mexico, 140
New Spain, 122
Niagara River, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19
Nicolet, 1
Nipicingue Lake, 201
Odd Salutation, 85
Ohio Project, 4
River, 3, 4, 5, 22
Omeaosse Indians, 126
Onapien Indians, 126
Outahouacs Indians, 199
Ontario Lake, 4, 8, 19, 42
Onondaga, 8