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La Salle and the discovery of the great West - North Central ...

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1681.] FORT MIAMI. 215drifts, through which I pushed by <strong>the</strong> weight <strong>of</strong>my body."At length <strong>the</strong>y reached <strong>the</strong>ir goal, <strong>and</strong> foundshelter <strong>and</strong> safety within <strong>the</strong> walls <strong>of</strong> Fort Miami.Here was <strong>the</strong> party left in charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong> Forest; but,to his surprise <strong>and</strong> grief, <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> heard no tidings<strong>of</strong> Tonty. He found some amends for <strong>the</strong> disappointmentin <strong>the</strong> fidelity <strong>and</strong> zeal <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong> Forest's men,who had restored <strong>the</strong> fort, cleared ground for planting,<strong>and</strong> even sawed <strong>the</strong> planks <strong>and</strong> timber for a newvessel on <strong>the</strong> lake.And now, while <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> rests at Fort Miami, letas trace <strong>the</strong> adventures which befell Tonty <strong>and</strong> hisfollowers, after <strong>the</strong>ir chief's departure from FortCrevecceur.

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