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

;;506 INDEX.reports of La Salle to FortCrevecceur, 217.La Chesnaye, 102, 326.La Chine, the seigniory of LaSalle at, 12 ; La Salle lays therude beginnings of a settlementat, 13; La Salle and the Sulpitiansset out from, 19; originof the name, 29, 88, 486.La Chine Rapids, the, 75.La Crosse, Indian game of, 50.La Divine River, the (Des PlainesRiver), 477, 481.La Forest, La Salle's lieutenant,101, 143, 203, 204, 208, 215, 236,286, 287, 292, 326, 333, 351, 352,467, 485.La Forge, 147, 218.La Harpe. 255.La Hontan, 145, 153; loss of the"Griffin," 182, 275, 276, 485,486.Lakes, Upper, 24, 27; Galineemakes the earliest map of, 28,38 ; Jesuit missions on, 39Marquette on, 59, 85; Frontenac's plan to command, 96first vessel on, 145 ; La Salle on,151-163.Lalemant, 139.La Metairie, Jacques de, 308.La Motte, see Lussiere, La Mottede.Lanquetot, see Liotot.Laon, 59.La Pointe, Jesuit mission of St.Esprit at, 40.La Potherie, 49 ; reception ofSaint- Lusson by the Miamis,50 ; Henri de Tonty's iron hand,129; loss of the "Griffin," 182 ;the Iroquois attack on the Illinois,235.L'Archeveque, 421, 425; murdersMoranget, Saget, and Nika, 426the assassination of La Salle,429 ; friendship for Joutel, 436 ;danger of, 449, 470, 471 ; sent toSpain, 472.La Sablonniere, Marquis de, 380,388, 407, 409, 418.La Salle, Sieur de, birth of, 7 ;origin of his name, 7 ; connectionwith the Jesuits, 8 ; characteristicsof, 9 ;parts with theJesuits, 9 ; sails for Canada,10; at Montreal, 10; schemesof, 11 ; his seigniory at LaChine, 12 ; begins to studyIndian languages, 14 ;plans ofdiscovery, 14, 15 ; sells hisseigniory, 16; joins his expeditionto that of the seminarypriests, 17; sets out from LaChine, 19; journey of, 19, 20;hospitality of the Senecas, 21fears for his safety, 22 ; meetingwith Joliet, 23 ; belles paroles of,25; parts with the Sulpitians,25 ; obscurity of his subsequentwork, 28 ;goes to Onondaga,29 ; deserted by his men, 30meeting with Perrot, 30; reportedmovements of, 31 ; Talonclaims to have sent him to explore,31 ; affirms that he discoveredthe Ohio, 32 ; discoveryof the Mississippi, 33 ; discoveredthe Illinois River, 35 ;paysthe expenses of his expeditions,49; in great need of money,49; borrows merchandise fromthe Seminary, 49 ;contrastedwith Marquette, 83 ; called avisionary, 83 ;projects of, 84Frontenac favorably disposedtowards, 85 ; faculty for managingthe Indians, 89 ; at Montreal,97 ; champions Frontenac,99 ;goes to France, 99 ; recom