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

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CONTENTS.xixCHAPTER XVin.1680, 1681.hennepin among <strong>the</strong> sioux.PackSigns <strong>of</strong> Danger. — Adoption. — Hennepin <strong>and</strong> his Indian Relatives.— The Hunting Party. — The Sioux Camp. — Falls <strong>of</strong>St. Anthony. — A Vagabond Friar :his Adventures on <strong>the</strong>Mississippi. — Greysolon Du Lhut. — Return to Civilization . 259CHAPTER XIX.1681.LA SALLE BEGINS ANEW.His Constancy ; his Plans ; his Savage Allies ; he becomes Snowblind.— Negotiations. — Gr<strong>and</strong> Council. — <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>'s Oratory.—Meeting with Tonty. — Preparation. —Departure . . 283CHAPTER XX.1681-1682.SUCCE8S OF LA SALLE.— The Natchez. — Hostility. — The Mouth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi.— Louis XIV. proclaimed Sovereign <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Great <strong>West</strong> . . 295His Followers. — The Chicago Portage. — Descent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi.— The Lost Hunter. — The Arkansas. — The Taensas.ST.CHAPTER XXI.1682, 1683.LOUIS OF THE ILLINOIS.Louisiana. — Illness <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> : his Colony on <strong>the</strong> Illinois. —Fort St. Louis. — Recall <strong>of</strong> Frontenac. — Le Febvre de laBarre.— Critical Position <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>. — Hostility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> NewGovernor. — Triumph <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Adverse Faction. — <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>sails for France 309

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