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

Omcaosse Indians, 126

Onapien Indians, 126

Outahouacs Indians, 199

Ontario Lake, 4, 8, 19, 42

Onondaga, 8

Orcampion Indians, 127

Oris killed, 87

Ory, 54

Otenmarhem Indians, 126

Paget, 56

Parkman, 2, 10, 11, 12, 18, 21, 26, 28, 29, 89

Palaquechaune Indians, 128

Panego Indians, 127

Pehir Indians, 126

Peihoum Indians, 127

Peisacho Indians, 127

Peoria Lake, 15

Persons that went, 54

Petao Indians, 127

Petit Gouave, 59, 60, 61, 63

Petzares Indians, 127

Pichar Indians, 127

Pines, Island of, 62, 63, 64

Plenty of game, 171

Planteroze (M.), 54, 101, 110

Portable Canoe, 125

Port de Paix, 59, 60, 61

Poutouanni Indians, 199

Pottawatomies, 4, 21

Presents, 171

Primitehouy Lake, 187

Princess’s River, 117, 119

Provisions hid spoilt, 132

Ptolomy, 22

Quebec, 11, 41, 42, 44

Quintonan River, 198

Récollet Friars, 8, 9, 26, 90, 99, 204

Accidents concerning, 112

Red River, 202

Richelieu (Cardinal), 2

Rio Grande River, 23, 202

River aux Bœufs, 103

of Bullocks, 97

of Canoes, 132

Rochelle, 26, 202

return to, 55

Rocky Mountains, 23

Rouen, 2, 27, 29, 202

Ruter, 149, 150

Kills Liotot, 154

Santo Domingo, 25, 56

Salt found in pools, 92

water spring, 186

Sault Ste. Marie, 13

Savages, A company of, 80

come to the boat, 70

carryed aboard, 71

return ashore with gifts, 71

friendly behaviour, 81

their camp, 81

their entertainment, 82

Second Landing, 73

settlement, 93, 96

ill posture of, 95

Seignelay, Marquis de, 10, 25

Senecas, 3, 195

Village (Irondequoit), 4

Seven set out for Canada, 161

Shea, Dr. John Gilmary, 22

Ships, 54

Six men killed by natives, 101

Sombrero Island, 58

South Sea, 42

Spain, 25

Spaniards, 25, 56, 127, 129, 150, 210

Spanish, 6

Incursions, 26

Vessel appears, 91

Spicheats Indians, 126

St. Bernard’s Bay, 97

St. Barbara, Mines of, 42

St. Cosmo, 203

St. Jerome River, 213

St. Joseph River, 14, 15, 19

Fort, 20

Bay, 89

St. Lewis (or Louis) Bay, 97, 99, 103, 117

Fort, 24, 25, 26, 28

(of Texas), 97

St. Lewis River, 206, 213

St. Laurent, Marquis de, 60, 61

St. Lawrence River, 19, 41, 49, 202

St. Mary’s Fall, 200

St. Philip River, 213

“Starved Rock”, 15, 18, 24

Stores they had, 98

Strange adventure, 102

Sulpitians, 2, 3, 4, 5, 26

Superior, Lake, 4, 12

Sweet water from a tree, 198

Talon (Intendant), 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 43

Teao Indians, 127

Teissier, 138, 160, 161, 188, 201

Tessalon, Village of, 200

Texas, 108

Theauremets Indians, 126

Thecamenes Indians, 126

Thibault, Sieur, 54, 99

Thick woods, 119

Third landing, 76

Tonti, Hendri de, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 47, 48, 49, 176, 177, 188, 190, 196, 197, 202, 203

comes to Fort Lewis, 195

’s mistake in account of voyage, 64

Tohaka Indians, 126

Tohan Indians, 127

Tonningua, Village, 182

Toriman officers, 181

Village, 181

Tortuga Island, 59

Trade Wind, 57

Travel continued, 197

Tsepehoen Indians, 127

Tsera Indians, 127

Two men killed, 115

West Indies, 210

Wild fowl, 120

fruit, 186

swine, 63

Veracruz, 206, 207, 209, 211

Vermilion Sea, 3

Vespusius, Americus, 23

Zenobius, Father, 62, 117, 152, 203

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