Chapter VI

Champlain in Maine――Foundation of Quebec――Discovery of Lakes
Peter and Champlain――Foundation of Montreal――First Navigation
of the Ottawa――Discovery of Lakes Huron and Nipissing――An
Iroquois Execution――Canada taken by the English, and restored
to the French――Death of Champlain――Fathers Brébœuf and Daniel
on Lake Huron――Raymbault and Pigart on Lake Nipissing――Jogues
among the Iroquois――His Murder――Capture, Conversion, and
Execution of one of his Murderers――Terrible Iroquois War
――Father Dreuillette among the Sioux――His Death in the Forest
――Allouez on Lake Superior――Rumors of a great River on the
West――Marquette discovers the Mississippi――Descent of the
River in native Canoes――Arrival in Arkansas――Saved by the
Pipe of Peace――Up the Mississippi to the Illinois――Across
North-eastern Illinois――Death of Marquette on the shores
of Lake Michigan――Expedition of La Salle――Loss of the
_Griffin_――Building of a new Vessel――Discovery of Lake Peoria
――Down the Mississippi to the Sea――Second Expedition of
La Salle――Fruitless Search for the Mouth of the Mississippi
――Wanderings in Texas and New Mexico――Despair――Attempt to walk
back to Canada――Murder in the Jungle――Murder of the Murderers
――The _Coureurs de bois_ in the North-west――Baron La Hontan’s
Trip down the Mississippi――Rumors of the Sea on the West
――Journey of Father Charlevoix.