Identifier: historyofmarshal00west (find matches)
Title: The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub
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Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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y to himself, under whose adminis-tration he earnestly hoped all would be realized. LaSalle now repaired to France, laid his plans before the King, whowarmly approved of them, and made him a Chevalier. He also receivedfrom all the noblemen the warmest wishes for his success. The Chev THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. •25 alier returned to Canada, and busily entered upon his work. He atonce rebuilt Fort Fronteuac aud constructed the first ship to sail onthese fresh-water seas. On the 7th of August, 16T9, having been joinedby Hennepin, he began his voyage in the Griffin up Lake Erie. Hepassed over this lake, through the straits beyond, up Lake St. Clair andinto Huron. In this lake they encountered heavy storms. They weresome time at Michilliraackinac, where LaSalle founded a fort, and jjassedon to Green Bay, the Bale des Puans of the French, where he founda large quantity of furs collected for him. He loaded the Griffin withthese, and placing her under the care of a pilot and fourteen sailors,
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LA SALLE LANDING ON THE SHORE OF GREEN BAY. started her on her return voyage. The vessel was never afterward heardof. He remained about these parts until early in the Winter, when, hear-ing nothing from the Griffin, he collected all the men—thirty workingmen and three monks—and started again upon his great undertaking. By a short portage they passed to the Illinois or Kankakee, called bythe Indians, Theakeke, wolf, because of the tribes of Indians calledby that name, commonly known as the Mahingans, dwelling there. TheFrench pronounced it Kiakiki, which became corrupted to Kankakee.Falling down the said river by easy journeys, the better to observe thecountry, about the last of December they reached a village of the Illi-nois Indians, containing some five hundred cabins, but at that moment 26 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. no inhabitants. The Seur de LaSalle being in want of some breadstuffs,took advantage of the absence of the Indians to help himself to a suffi-ciency of maize, large q

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