France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West
La Salle's plans to control, 84;
Hennepin sent to, 185;
La Salle beholds, 212;
claims of Hennepin to the discovery of, 243;
Membré's journal on his descent of, 246;
La Salle on, 297, 307, 310, 311, 312, 345, 346, 352, 371, 373,
374, 376, 389, 390, 391, 403, 404, 405, 457, 459, 466;
early unpublished maps of, 475-486.
Mississippi, Valley of the,
La Salle aims at the control of, 102;
the Jesuits turn their eyes towards, 103; 479;
various names given to, 485.
Missouri River, the, 6;
Joliet and Marquette at the mouth of, 69, 297, 457, 477, 478, 479,
483, 489.
Missouris, the, 279, 320.
"Mitchigamea," village of, 72.
Mitchigamias, the, 308.
"Mitchiganong, Lac" (Lake Michigan), 477.
Mobile Bay, 129, 385, 386, 387, 389, 481, 482, 483.
Mobile, city of, 309, 467.
Mohawk River, the, 483.
Mohawks, the, 91;
Bruyas among, 115;
Jesuit mission among, 118;
Father Hennepin among, 135, 136, 483.
Mohegan Indians, the, 285, 295, 486.
Moingona, the, 223.
Moingouena (Peoria), 65.
Monso, the Mascoutin chief,
plots against La Salle, 174, 177, 192.
Monsonis, the, at Saut Ste. Marie, 51.
Montagnais, the, 59.
Montezuma, 487.
Montreal, La Salle at, 10;
the most dangerous place in Canada, 10;
detailed plan of, 13;
Frontenac at, 87;
Frontenac has it well in hand, 96;
Joutel and Cavelier reach, 462, 475.
Montreal, Historical Society of, 17.
Moranget, La Salle's nephew, 379, 384, 385, 405, 412, 415, 420, 424;
quarrel with Duhaut, 425;
murder of, 426, 433.
Moreau, Pierre, 78.
Morel, M., 360.
Morice, Marguerite, 7.
Motantees (?), the, 307.
Moyse, Maître, 147, 217.
Mozeemlek, the, 486.
Mustang Island, 375.
Nadouessious (Sioux), the, 307.
Nadouessioux, the country of, 307.
Natchez, the,
village of, 303;
differ from other Indians, 304;
customs of, 304, 308.
Natchez, city of, 304.
Neches River, the, 415, 470.
Neenah (Fox) River, the, 44.
Neutrals, the,
exterminated by the Iroquois, 219.
New Biscay, province of, 346, 348, 352, 383, 403.
New England, 5, 346.
New England Indians, the, 285.
New France, 483, 484, 485.
New Leon, province of, 468.
New Mexico, 5, 350;
Spanish colonists of, 414.
New Orleans, 484.
New York, the French in western, 19-23, 288, 484.
Niagara, name of, 139;
the key to the four great lakes above, 140, 197, 198, 279.
Niagara Falls, 23;
Father Hennepin's account of, 139;
Hennepin's exaggerations respecting, 248, 476.
Niagara, Fort, 129, 138, 148.
Niagara Portage, the, 144, 145.
Niagara River, the, 23, 96;
Father Hennepin's account of, 139, 475.
Nicanopé, 175, 177, 178, 192.
Nicollet, Jean,
reaches the Mississippi, 3;
among the Indians, 3;
sent to make peace between the Winnebagoes and the Hurons, 4;
descends the Wisconsin, 5.
Nika, La Salle's favorite Shawanoe hunter, 412, 421, 425;
murder of, 426.
Nipissing, Lake, 28.
Nipissings, the,
Jean Nicollet among, 3;
Dollier de Casson among, 16;
André makes a missionary tour among, 41;
at Saut Ste. Marie, 51.
Noiseux, M., Grand Vicar of Quebec, 82.
North Sea, the, 38.
Nueces, the upper, 469.
Oanktayhee, principal deity of the Sioux, 267.
O'Callaghan, Dr., 139.
Ohio River, the, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 32;
La Salle affirms that he discovered, 32;
the "Beautiful River," 70, 297, 307, 457, 477, 478, 479, 480,
483, 484.
Ohio, Valley of the,
La Salle aims at the control of, 102.
Ojibwas, the, at Ste. Marie du Saut, 39.
Olighin (Alleghany) River, the, 307.
"Olighin" (Alleghany) River, the, 484.
Omahas, the, 478.
Omawha, Chief, 175.
Oneida Indians, the, 18, 91, 135.
Ongiara (Niagara), 139.
Onguiaahra (Niagara), 139.
Onis, Luis de, 373.
Onondaga,
La Salle goes to, 29;
the political centre of the Iroquois, 87;
Hennepin reaches, 135.
Onondaga Indians, the, 91;
Bruyas among, 115.
"Onontio," the governor of Canada, 54.
Ontario, Lake, 16;
discovered, 20, 23, 58, 85, 87;
Frontenac reaches, 89, 96, 99, 128, 135, 147, 200, 279, 475, 476, 479.
Ontonagan River, the, 39.
Orange, settlement of (Albany), 136.
Oris, 384.
Osages, the, 174;
deep-rooted jealousy of the Illinois for, 174, 184, 477.
"Osages, Rivière des" (Missouri), 70.
Osotouoy, the, 300.
Otinawatawa, 22, 23.
Ottawa, town of, 75, 169, 193.
Ottawa River, the, 27, 30, 462, 476.
Ottawas, the, 27;
Marquette among, 40;
terrified by the Sioux, 41;
La Salle forbidden to trade with, 125;
La Salle trades with, 156, 182.
"Ouabache" (Wabash), River, the, 70, 297.
Ouabona, the,
join La Salle's colony, 316.
"Ouabouskiaou" (Ohio) River, the, 70, 477.
"Ouaboustikou" (Ohio), the, 480.
Ouasicoudé, principal chief of the Sioux, 264;
friendship for Hennepin, 266, 277.
Ouchage (Osages), the, 477.
Ouiatnoens (Weas), the,
join La Salle's colony, 316.
Oumalouminek, the, 61.
Oumas, the, 305.
Oumessourit (Missouris), the, 478.
"Oumessourits, Rivière des" (Missouri), 70.
Outagamies (Foxes), the,
location of, 43.
Outagamies, the,
encounter with La Salle, 160, 161, 287.
Outrelaise, Mademoiselle d', 167.
Outrelaise, the Rivière del', 167.
Pacific coast, the, 480.
Pacific Ocean, 84.
Paget, 366.
Pahoutet (Pah-Utahs?), the, 478.
Pah-Utahs (?), the, 478.
Palluau, Count of, see _Frontenac, Count_.
Palms, the River of, 307.
Paniassa (Pawnees), the, 478.
Panuco, Spanish town of, 350.
Paraguay,
the old and the new, 102, 103, 104, 117.
Parassy, M. de, 356.
Patron, 274.
Paul, Dr. John, 317.
Pawnees, the, 478.
Peanqhichia (Piankishaw), the,
join La Salle's colony, 316.
"Pekitanouï" River (Missouri), the, 69, 477.
Pelée, Point, 26, 197.
Pelican Island, 379.
Peloquin, 150.
Pen, Sieur,
obligations of La Salle to, 434.
Peñalossa, Count, 350.
Penicaut,
customs of the Natchez, 304.
Pennsylvania, State of, 346.
Penobscot River, the, 483.
Pensacola, 472.
Peoria, city of, 34, 171.
Peoria Indians, the,
villages of, 171, 223, 477.
Peoria Lake, 171, 190, 211, 296.
Peouaria (Peoria), 65.
Pepikokia, the,
join La Salle's colony, 316.
Pepin, 276.
Pepin Lake, 256, 271, 272.
Péré, 58.
Perrot, the curé, 98.
Pérrot, Nicolas,
meeting with La Salle, 30;
accompanies Saint-Lusson in search of copper mines on Lake
Superior, 49;
conspicuous among Canadian voyageurs, 49;
characteristics of, 50;
marvellous account of the authority and state of the Miami chief, 50;
at Saut Ste. Marie, 51;
local governor of Montreal, 87;
quarrel with Frontenac, 96;
arrested by Frontenac, 96;
the Abbé Fénelon attempts to mediate between Frontenac and, 97;
attempts to poison La Salle, 116.
Peru, 350.
Petit Goave, 367, 372.
Philip, King, 288.
Philip II. of Spain, 373.
Phips, Sir William,
makes a descent on Joliet's establishment, 77.
Piankishaws, the, 223;
join La Salle's colony, 316.
"Picard, Le" (Du Gay), 186.
Pierre, companion of Marquette, 78, 80.
Pierron, the Jesuit, 115;
among the Senecas, 115.
Pierson, the Jesuit, 279.
Pimitoui River, the, 171.
Platte, the, 207.
Plet, François, 127, 293, 463.
Poisoning, the epoch of, 179.
Ponchartrain, the minister, 133, 276, 455, 467, 486, 489.
Pontiac,
assassination of, 314.
Port de Paix, 367, 368.
Pottawattamies, the,
in grievous need of spiritual succor, 24;
the Sulpitians determine to visit, 24;
at the Jesuit mission of St. Esprit, 40;
location of, 42, 50, 77;
friendly to La Salle, 155, 182, 236, 237, 238;
Tonty among, 287;
at "Starved Rock," 314.
"Poualacs," the, 481.
Prairie du Chien, Fort, 64.
Prairie, Nation of the, 44.
Provence, 441.
Prudhomme, Fort, 297;
La Salle ill at, 311.
Prudhomme, Pierre, 297, 298.
Puants, les (Winnebagoes), 42.
Puants, La Baye des (Green Bay), 31, 42.
Quapaws, the, 300.
Quebec, 15;
the Jesuits masters at, 108, 311, 460, 462, 482.
Queenstown Heights, 138.
Queylus, Superior of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, 11, 16.
Quinipissas, the, 305;
attack La Salle, 310.
Quinté,
Jesuit Mission at, 16.
Quinté, Bay of, 87, 142, 200.
Radisson, Pierre Esprit,
reaches the Mississippi, 5.
Raffeix, Father Pierre, the Jesuit,
manuscript map of, 75;
among the Senecas, 141, 276, 481.
Raoul, 126.
Rasle, 170.
Raudin, Frontenac's engineer, 92, 167, 481.
Raymbault,----,
preaches among the Indians, 5.
Récollet Missions,
Le Clerc's account of, 246.
Récollets, the,
La Salle not well inclined towards, 108;
protected by Frontenac, 109;
comparison between the Sulpitians and the Jesuits and, 112, 218.
Red River, 305, 347, 348, 451, 465, 466, 471, 484.
Renaudot, Abbé,
memoir of La Salle, 106, 107;
assists La Salle, 127, 133, 339, 360, 361.
Renault, Étienne, 223, 237.
Rhode Island, State of, 288.
Ribourde, Gabriel,
at Fort Frontenac, 132, 137;
at Niagara, 150;
at Fort Crèvecoeur, 185, 187, 192, 216, 224, 229;
murder of, 233.
Riggs, Rev. Stephen R.,
divisions of the Sioux, 261.
Rio Bravo,
French colony proposed at the mouth of, 350.
Rio Frio, the, 469.
Rio Grande River, the, 309, 376, 403, 465, 469.
Rios, Domingo Teran de los, 471.
Robertson, 103.
Rochefort, 352, 366, 393.
Rochelle, 129, 364, 393, 462.
"Rocher, Le," 314;
Charlevoix speaks of, 314.
Rochester, 140.
Rocky Mountains, the, 260, 308, 309.
Rouen, 7.
Royale, Isle, 38.
"Ruined Castles," the, 68, 457.
Rum River, 265.
Ruter, 445, 446, 447, 448;
murders Liotot, 449, 470, 472.
Sabine River, the, 415, 451, 465.
Saco Indians, the, 227.
Sacs, the,
location of, 43;
at Saut Ste. Marie, 51.
Sâgean, Mathieu,
the Eldorado of, 485-489;
sketch of, 486;
Saget,
La Salle's servant, 425;
murder of, 426.
Saguenay River, the, 76;
Albanel's journey up, 109.
St. Anthony, city of, 267.
St. Anthony, the falls of, 267;
Hennepin's notice of, 267, 478, 482.
St. Antoine Cape, 372.
St. Bernard's Bay, 394, 469.
St. Clair, Lake, 476.
St. Claire, Lake, 152.
St. Croix River, the, 277.
St. Domingo, 347, 350, 367, 370, 393, 418, 468.
St. Esprit, Bay of (Mobile Bay), 129, 386, 389, 481.
St. Esprit,
Jesuit mission of, 40;
Indians at, 40.
St. Francis, Order of, 133.
St. Francis River, the, 265.
"St. François," the ketch, 368;
loss of, 369.
St. François Xavier,
council of congregated tribes held at, 43.
St. Ignace, Point, 41, 59;
Jesuit chapel at, 82.
St. Ignace of Michilimackinac, 81;
La Salle reaches, 153;
inhabitants of, 153.
"St. Joseph," the ship, 330.
St. Joseph, Lac (Lake Michigan), 155.
St. Joseph River, the, 44, 162, 163;
La Salle on, 164, 203;
La Forest on, 236, 283, 288.
Saint-Laurent, Marquis de, 367, 368.
St. Lawrence River, the, 3, 12, 13, 15, 34, 63, 89, 122, 197, 198,
219, 475, 480, 481, 483, 489.
St. Louis, city of, 70.
St. Louis, Bay of (Matagorda Bay), 376, 379, 394, 466, 468, 469, 471.
St. Louis, Castle of, 87.
St. Louis, Fort, of the Illinois, 241;
location of, 314;
La Salle's Indian allies gather at, 315;
location of, 316;
total number of Indians around, 317;
the Indians protected at, 320;
La Barre takes possession of, 327;
attacked by the Iroquois, 327, 347;
restored to La Salle by the King, 351;
Tonty returns to, 454;
Joutel at, 457;
condition of, 458;
Joutel's return to, 460;
Tonty leaves, 465;
reoccupied by the French, 468, 486.
St. Louis, Fort, of Texas, 394, 395;
life at, 397;
La Salle returns to, 411, 415;
Twelfth Night at, 417;
Duhaut resolves to return to, 446;
abandoned by Louis XIV., 463;