Discovery and Conquests of the North-west, with the History of Chicago, Part 1 |
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Page 11
... Soon after this , missions were established at Green Bay , St. Marys and LaPoint , but the next notable event which took place was the grand gathering at St. Marys . Nicholas Perrot was the moving spirit of this convention . Thither he ...
... Soon after this , missions were established at Green Bay , St. Marys and LaPoint , but the next notable event which took place was the grand gathering at St. Marys . Nicholas Perrot was the moving spirit of this convention . Thither he ...
Page 21
... soon as the two Frenchmen knew that my illness prevented my going to them , the surgeon came here , with an Indian , to bring us some whortle- berries and bread ; they are only eighteen leagues from here , in a beautiful hunting ground ...
... soon as the two Frenchmen knew that my illness prevented my going to them , the surgeon came here , with an Indian , to bring us some whortle- berries and bread ; they are only eighteen leagues from here , in a beautiful hunting ground ...
Page 25
... Soon as the vessel was finished it was launched , and anchored in the stream as a measure of safety lest the Senecas might , in a fit of jealousy , set fire to it . On the 7th of August , everything was made ready . The sailors were at ...
... Soon as the vessel was finished it was launched , and anchored in the stream as a measure of safety lest the Senecas might , in a fit of jealousy , set fire to it . On the 7th of August , everything was made ready . The sailors were at ...
Page 27
... soon finished . The keel of the vessel was laid , and its ribs placed in position , when murmurs of discon- tent arose among the ship - carpenters , and a few of them desert- ed , in consequence of not being paid promptly . It is no ...
... soon finished . The keel of the vessel was laid , and its ribs placed in position , when murmurs of discon- tent arose among the ship - carpenters , and a few of them desert- ed , in consequence of not being paid promptly . It is no ...
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... soon found them , and , happily for the wan- derers , in a good humor , for they had been unusually successful in killing buffalo . Exciting news was soon brought to their encampment by two old squaws . A war party of Sioux had met five ...
... soon found them , and , happily for the wan- derers , in a good humor , for they had been unusually successful in killing buffalo . Exciting news was soon brought to their encampment by two old squaws . A war party of Sioux had met five ...
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