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

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1680.] THE ILLINOIS TOWN. 241which enters <strong>the</strong> main river a few miles below." (See ante, p.221, note.) "You are exactly right again," replied Mr. Clark;" we call that belt <strong>of</strong> timber <strong>the</strong> Vermilion Woods/ <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>stream is <strong>the</strong> Big Vermilion." " Then," I said, " <strong>the</strong> Big Vermilionis <strong>the</strong> river which <strong>the</strong> French called <strong>the</strong> Aramoni;1Starved Rock • is <strong>the</strong> same on which <strong>the</strong>y built a fort called St.Louis, in <strong>the</strong> year 1682 ; <strong>and</strong> your farm is on <strong>the</strong> site <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>great</strong> town <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Illinois."I spent <strong>the</strong> next day in examining <strong>the</strong>se localities, <strong>and</strong> wasfully confirmed in my conclusions. Mr. Clark's tenant showedme <strong>the</strong> spot where <strong>the</strong> human bones were ploughed up. It wasno doubt <strong>the</strong> graveyard violated by <strong>the</strong> Iroquois.The Illinoisreturned to <strong>the</strong> village after <strong>the</strong>ir defeat, <strong>and</strong> long continuedto occupy it. The scattered bones were probably collected <strong>and</strong>restored to <strong>the</strong>ir place <strong>of</strong> burial.

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