Chapter IX

D’Iberville’s Arrival at the Mouth of the Mississippi
――Foundation of the first French Fort on the Bay of Biloxi
――English Expedition to the Mississippi――The Mississippi
Scheme――Foundation of New Orleans――Bursting of the Bubble
――Louisiana ceded to England――Boone’s first Trip to Kentucky
――Taken Prisoner by the Indians――Escape――Meeting with his
Brother――Murder of Squire Boone’s Servant――A White Man’s
Skeleton found in the Woods――Hunters on the Ohio and in
Tennessee――First Settlers start for Kentucky――An Indian Ambush
――Retreat――Boone in Despair――Fresh Hope――Boone’s Third Trip
at the Head of a Surveying Party――Purchase of Lands from the
Cherokees――Foundation of Boonesborough――Influx of Emigrants
across the Alleghanies――First Settlement of Tennessee, Ohio,
Illinois, and the South of Michigan――The English supplant the
French in Louisiana――Restriction of the Name of Louisiana to
a small Tract――First English Settlements in Mississippi and
Alabama――Acquisition of Florida――First Spanish and English
Settlements in Texas――Acquisition of California, Arizona, and
New Mexico――Gradual Retreat of the Red Men before the White
Settlers.