Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7

APPLETON P. C. GRIFFIN

INDEX.

A fine river, 79
Accancea Indians, 176, 179, 182
Household Stuff, 179
Shape, 179
Particular Ceremonies, 182
Country, Product of, 178
Account of Country, 77
given by a native, 128
Ahehoen Indians, 126
Ahonerhopiheim Indians, 126
Aigron, Sieur, 55
Algonquin Indians, 3, 38
Alleghany, Valley of the, 4
Alleghanies, 23
Alligator eaten, 62
Allouez, Father, 13, 22, 197
America, 2
North, 6
American Savages, 38
Anastasius, Father, 48, 62, 109, 112, 116, 134, 135, 136, 137, 151, 154, 155, 156, 160, 161, 167, 168, 189, 190, 197, 199, 201, 203
Apalache, Bay of, 67, 68
Arhan Indians, 126
Arkansas Country, 203
Indians, 202
River, 3, 22, 202
Arrival at Quebec, 201
Art to kill goats and wild fowl, 164
Assony Indians, 130, 139, 162, 163, 167
Author meets another Frenchman among Indians, 149
and others resolve to part from murderers, 152
saved by a friend, 136
sent to the Cenis for provisions, 138
Ayona Indians, 127
Barbier, Sieur, 79, 84, 108, 109, 114, 129
Command of Settlement given to, 116
Marries, 112
Barbier’s wife gives birth to child, 115
Beaujeu, Commander, 26, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 86
leaves La Salle, 89
Begon, Intendant, 60, 61
Bihorel, Sieur, 114, 130
Boat of Bark lost, 98
Bocrettes Indians, 127
Boisrondet, Sieur, 189, 190, 197
Buskins of rawhides instead of shoes, 120
Cacahouanous Indians, 190
Caddoes Indians, 202
Cadodaquio Village, 169
Cahamihona Village, 169, 170
Cahaynohoua Indians, 173, 174
California, Gulf of, 3, 4
Calumet, The, 172, 173, 179
Canada, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 34, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 108, 115, 151, 177, 190, 196, 202
Natives of, Brutal, 37
Canohatino Indians, 127
Cannohantimo Indians, 141, 157
Cape Corrientes, 63
St. Anthony, 61, 63, 64, 65
St. Nicholas, 59
Samana, 59
Cappas Indians, 161, 164, 166, 169, 174, 182
Capucins, 170
Carpenter lost, 96
Cascasquina Peroneria Indians, 190
Caveliers, The, 2
Cavelier Family, 29
Cavelier, Jean, 2
Henri, 2, 27
Robert (See La Salle), 2
Abbe, 26, 29, 48, 49, 62, 90, 95, 97, 98, 107, 109, 116, 123, 136, 137, 151, 152, 154, 156, 161, 164, 166, 167, 168, 172, 177, 179, 180, 183, 189, 190, 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202
Abbe and his company part from others, 160
Abbe and others carried on backs of Indians; Ceremonies at their reception; Speeches made to them; Their entertainment, 165, 166
set out and return again, 191
Cayman Island, 62
Cenis Indians, 48, 113, 121, 123, 127, 128, 130, 139, 152, 153, 156, 162, 168, 169, 179
Account of Battle fought by, 157
Country of, 114
Described, 138
Meet French in Solemn Manner, 140
River, 137
Ceremony of Pipe, 171, 179
Performed to M. Cavelier, 179
of Sailors Called “Ducking”, 57
Chahouanous Indians, 196
Champlain, 1, 22
Chanzes Indians, 127
Charleroix, 30
Charpantier, Sieur, 176
Chautauqua Lake, 4
Chebonany, 200
Chedeville, M., 54, 62, 90, 101, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114
Chef de Bois, Port of, 59
Chicago, 21, 196, 197, 198
Chickasaw Indians, 203
Choumans Indians, 128, 129
Choumenes Indians, 126
Clerk, Sieur, 114
Colbert, French Minister of State, 8
River, 49, 177, 181, 200
Columbus, Christopher, 33
Commanders at variance, 74
Conspiracy discovered, 93
revealed, 94
Controversy about privilege of first born, 115
Copal tree, 138
Couture, Sieur, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183
Courcelle, Governor, 3, 43
Coyabegux Indians, 126
Crèvecœur, Fort, 17, 18, 19, 20
Cross by a river and a French built house, 176
Crozat, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219
to plant colonies in Louisiana, 205
letters patent to, 212
Cuba, 61, 62, 63, 209
Currents, 67
Dablon, Father, 13, 22
Dainmaville, 54, 88
Dautray, 22
d’ Aire, Chevalier, 66, 67, 74, 76, 77, 80, 88
d’ Eure River, 125
D’Iberville, 203
Expedition, 205
De Baugis, 20
de Belle Fontaine, 189
de Cussy, Governor, 59, 60, 61
de Launay, Sieur, 176
de Leon, Alonzo, 203
de la Sablonniere, 81, 109, 112
De Luna, 22
de Malre, Sieur, 132, 133, 161
drowned, 166
funeral, 167
De Nonville, Marquis, 195, 196, 197, 200, 201
de Porneuf, M., 200
De Soto, 22
de Villeperdry, Sieur, 93, 95
Debates between commanders, 88
Departure from Rochel, 54
Desloges, 86
killed, 87
des Puans Lake, 200
Detroit River, 5
Straits of, 12
Devault, Sieur, 94
Difference between commanders, 56
Discontent occasioned by Moranget, 133
Douay, Father, 26, 29, 136
account of murder, 134
Duchesneau, Intendant, 19
du Hamel, 76, 86, 87
Duhaut, 99, 102, 103, 107, 108, 114, 115, 116, 132, 133, 135, 152
endeavors to occasion a mutiny, 112
mutiny revealed, 113
returns from La Salle, 100
the murderer usurps command, 137
killed, 154
Duromtage, 195
Du Shut, 195
Dutch and English at Albany, 12
East Indies, 37
Encounter with natives, 111
Enepiahe Indians, 126
English, 6
Entertainment given by the Indians, 183
Erie, Lake, 4, 12, 18
Espíritu Bay, 97
Fercoutcha Indians, 127
Figure of a pretended monster, 186
Fine meadows, 164
Finisterre Cape, 55
First landing, 67
First fort abandoned, 94
Fish taken in plenty, 91
Fiske, John, 1
Flying fish, 56
Fort built, 88
Lewis, 197, 200
among the Illinois, 188
arrival at, 188
reception, 189
description of country, 191
lime and clay, mines, product, etc., 192
St. Lewis of Illinois, 203
Louis in Texas, 203
France, 1, 2, 5, 6
King of, 6
French habitation, travellers come to the, 176
men, who they were, 177
house among the Acconceas described, 178
entertained by natives, 147
turned savage, 149
man among Indians, 141
men go to the wars with natives, 156
stay with Indians, 161
River, 200
Frontenac, Count, 5, 6, 8, 12, 19, 24, 43
Fort, 8, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 26, 42
Gabaret, Sieur, 74
Galveston Bay, 103
Game, Plenty of, 171
Garay, 22
Gayen; hurt, 86, 87
Goats and bullocks, 72
Good entertainment, 163
Green Bay, 12, 13, 21
Griffin, The, 12, 13, 14, 18
Grollet, 149, 150
Guanabo Island, 59
Guinea, 206
Habitation of St. Lewis, 103, 151, 153
description of country at, 103
the land, 103
living creatures: Fish, tortoises, venomous creatures, rattle-snakes, 104
Alligators, trees, dangerous fruit, 105
vines, plants, 106
of St. Lewis. Who were left there when La Salle departed, 116
Hard labor, 95
Havana, 206, 209, 210, 211
Hebahamo Indian Village, 121
Hiens, 116, 132, 133, 134, 138, 155, 156, 161
kills Duhaut, 154
gives others what he pleases and seizes rest of effects, 160
Hennepin, 1, 11, 15, 16, 18, 44, 47, 48, 49, 203, 204
Hispaniola Island, 58, 59, 61, 63
Holy Ghost, Bay of, 50, 68, 69
Horse sold for an ax, 148
Houabache River, 184
How the travellers lived, 195
Hudson’s Bay, 205
Hunter dies with cold, 100
Hurie, (Sieur), 94, 99, 111, 113
Hurons, 38, 199, 200
Huron, Lake, 5, 12
Illinois allies, 24
country, 20, 196
Indians, 13, 14, 21, 38, 49, 114, 115, 177, 183, 188, 196
adultery, 195
boasting, 193
chiefs, 16
children, 193
care of dead, 193
presents to, 195
game of stick, 195
great town of, 15
manners and customs, 193
marriages, 195
meeting with, 187
outbreak, 16
thieving, 193
women do all labor, 193
lake of the, 200
river, 5, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 44, 187, 214
headwaters of, 22
State of, 17
Indiscretion of an ensign, 86
Indian, bad ways, 163
beds, 142
bewailing memory of men killed, 156
ceremonies, 145
ceremony to the dead, 167
of dressing a bullock, 185
of rejoicing, 159
come to fort, 92
cruel trophies of, 158
dies of eating raw suet, 187
doleful entertainment, 168
entertainment, 141
expect presents, 174
humanity of the, 167
huts and families in them, 142
inhumanity, 158
maid brought to author, 150
manners, 144
manner of building, 142
their moveables, 142
men, 170
barbarity of towards a woman taken, 157
nations, 167
peculiar custom, 169
rats, 124
religion, 145
tillage, 142
tilling, instrument for, 143
tobacco, 146
take revenge, 87
women, 143
barbarity of, 158
their behavior, 144
disfigure themselves, 143
do all the work, 144, 193
habits, 144
ornaments of, 169
sow, 143
strong, 38
rejoice at victory, 157
with axes, 175
village abandoned, 120
inhabited, 123
Irondequoit (Seneca village), 4
Iroquois, 3, 8, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 38, 49, 185, 188, 190, 198, 199
invasion, 16
war with, 195
Janiquo Indians, 168
Jesuits, 2, 5, 7, 12, 16, 22, 199, 200
mission among Hurons re-established by Marquette, 19
Jogues, 22
Joliet, 1, 4, 5, 22
Joutel, Henri, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 50, 89
believes Mississippi passed, 68
party, 108
Journey prosecuted, 174
continued, 181
Joly (The), 26, 54, 58, 64, 66, 67, 68, 74, 75, 79, 80, 89
boltsprit of lost, 55
Kabayes Indians, 126
Kannehonan Indians, 126
Kavagan Indians, 126
Keremen Indians, 126
Ketch taken by the Spaniards, 61
Kiahoba Indians, 126
Kiasses Indians, 127
Kind Indians, 177
reception, 171
Korenkake Indians, 126
Korkone Indians, 126
Kouans Indians, 126
l’ Aimable (ship), 61, 62, 65, 79, 80, 81, 85, 88, 89
cast astray, 83
l’ Archevêque, 116, 133, 134, 136, 153, 155, 161
La Barre, Governor, 24, 25, 26
La Belle (ship), 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 78, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86, 94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 115
lost, 108
how lost, 110
what was saved from, 109
La Chine (China), 2, 3, 201
Le Clerc, Father, 26, 203
La Forest (Surgeon), 10, 19, 20, 26, 203
La Hontan’s forged discourse with a savage, wherein he renders himself ridiculous, 36
La Motte de Sussière, 10, 11
La Maligne River, 102, 124, 126, 147
la Sabloniere River, 122
La Salle, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 103, 110, 111, 115, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 137, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154, 156, 160, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 187, 188, 190, 197, 201, 202
account of, 41
barbarity towards body of, 135
character, 42, 135
conspiracy to murder, 133
consult to murder, 133
death of, 5, 29
is murdered, 134
first voyage of exploration, 3
return to France, 8
footman killed, 133
fort taken by Spaniards, 204
goes to discover the river, 90
returns; sets out again, 90
goes out to discover, 99
returns, 107
goes to seek conspirators, 134
Indian killed, 132
made proprietor of Ft. Frontenac, 43
men, 17
mistake, 69
much wronged, 89
patent of nobility, 8
resolves on third expedition, 114
persons with him, 116
the way they traveled, 117
Royal patent to explore Mississippi country, 10
reputation makes enemies, 43
second return visit to France, 10
voyage of exploration (1678–9), 11
sets out on another expedition, 108
discoveries; return, 113
seven men lost and four desert, 114
third return visit to France, 25
well received by natives, 126
Le Gros, 61
bitten by snake, 91
and others die, 97
Liotot, 116, 132, 134, 138, 153
killed, 154
Lisbon, 55
Lost Frenchmen heard of, 130
Louis XIV, 23
Louisiana, 23, 33, 47, 203, 204, 206, 211, 212, 214, 217, 218
Louisville, 4
Machigamea Indians, 184
Madera Island, 55, 56
Magdalen River, 75
Maghai Indians, 126
Man clad like Spaniard, 139
March continued, 137
Mark, Friar, 22
Marquette, 1, 3, 19, 22, 186
Massiot, 54
Matagorda Bay, 89, 97
Maximus, Father, 112
Membre, Father, 26
Men sent by land to discover, 78
Meracouman Indians, 126
Mexico, 10, 25, 207
Bay of, 45, 49, 50, 63, 177, 191
City, 208
Gulf of, 4, 22, 23, 25, 44, 47, 197, 206
Kingdom of, 42, 139
North, 129
Miami, Fort, 15
River, 14, 21, 22
Michilimackinac, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 190, 196, 199
Michigan, Lake, 5, 12, 13, 14, 21
Mines of St. Barbara, 42
Minet, Sieur, 76, 88
Mississippi River, 1, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 33, 42, 43, 45, 49, 50, 69, 77, 82, 89, 97, 98, 102, 108, 114, 148, 149, 152, 153, 164, 174, 176, 177, 182, 184, 187, 203, 205
River, Banks of many colors, 185
Branches of, 88
Mississippi found at last, 181
mouth of, 21
passed, 75
source of, 44, 204
Indians, 16
Valley, 26
Missouri River, 22, 186, 213
Mitchell, Sieur, 47
Montreal, 2, 4, 8, 9, 18, 41, 42, 49, 196, 199, 200, 201
Moranget, 54, 78, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 98, 102, 107, 108, 113, 116, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 135, 155
Discontent occasioned by, 133
More mischief prevented, 155
Murderers change their mind, 153
differ in opinion, 153
design of, 152
resolve to return to habitation of St. Lewis, 151
return to camp, 151
Nahordikhes Indians, 162
Nations, Names, 126, 146
Nation, What is meant here by it, 146
Natives entertained, 118
New England, 21, 151
New France, 8, 196, 215, 216
New Mexico, 140
New Spain, 122
Niagara River, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19
Nicolet, 1
Nipicingue Lake, 201
Odd Salutation, 85
Ohio Project, 4
River, 3, 4, 5, 22
Omcaosse Indians, 126
Onapien Indians, 126
Outahouacs Indians, 199
Ontario Lake, 4, 8, 19, 42
Onondaga, 8
Orcampion Indians, 127
Oris killed, 87
Ory, 54
Otenmarhem Indians, 126
Paget, 56
Parkman, 2, 10, 11, 12, 18, 21, 26, 28, 29, 89
Palaquechaune Indians, 128
Panego Indians, 127
Pehir Indians, 126
Peihoum Indians, 127
Peisacho Indians, 127
Peoria Lake, 15
Persons that went, 54
Petao Indians, 127
Petit Gouave, 59, 60, 61, 63
Petzares Indians, 127
Pichar Indians, 127
Pines, Island of, 62, 63, 64
Plenty of game, 171
Planteroze (M.), 54, 101, 110
Portable Canoe, 125
Port de Paix, 59, 60, 61
Poutouanni Indians, 199
Pottawatomies, 4, 21
Presents, 171
Primitehouy Lake, 187
Princess’s River, 117, 119
Provisions hid spoilt, 132
Ptolomy, 22
Quebec, 11, 41, 42, 44
Quintonan River, 198
Récollet Friars, 8, 9, 26, 90, 99, 204
Accidents concerning, 112
Red River, 202
Richelieu (Cardinal), 2
Rio Grande River, 23, 202
River aux Bœufs, 103
of Bullocks, 97
of Canoes, 132
Rochelle, 26, 202
return to, 55
Rocky Mountains, 23
Rouen, 2, 27, 29, 202
Ruter, 149, 150
Kills Liotot, 154
Santo Domingo, 25, 56
Salt found in pools, 92
water spring, 186
Sault Ste. Marie, 13
Savages, A company of, 80
come to the boat, 70
carryed aboard, 71
return ashore with gifts, 71
friendly behaviour, 81
their camp, 81
their entertainment, 82
Second Landing, 73
settlement, 93, 96
ill posture of, 95
Seignelay, Marquis de, 10, 25
Senecas, 3, 195
Village (Irondequoit), 4
Seven set out for Canada, 161
Shea, Dr. John Gilmary, 22
Ships, 54
Six men killed by natives, 101
Sombrero Island, 58
South Sea, 42
Spain, 25
Spaniards, 25, 56, 127, 129, 150, 210
Spanish, 6
Incursions, 26
Vessel appears, 91
Spicheats Indians, 126
St. Bernard’s Bay, 97
St. Barbara, Mines of, 42
St. Cosmo, 203
St. Jerome River, 213
St. Joseph River, 14, 15, 19
Fort, 20
Bay, 89
St. Lewis (or Louis) Bay, 97, 99, 103, 117
Fort, 24, 25, 26, 28
(of Texas), 97
St. Lewis River, 206, 213
St. Laurent, Marquis de, 60, 61
St. Lawrence River, 19, 41, 49, 202
St. Mary’s Fall, 200
St. Philip River, 213
“Starved Rock”, 15, 18, 24
Stores they had, 98
Strange adventure, 102
Sulpitians, 2, 3, 4, 5, 26
Superior, Lake, 4, 12
Sweet water from a tree, 198
Talon (Intendant), 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 43
Teao Indians, 127
Teissier, 138, 160, 161, 188, 201
Tessalon, Village of, 200
Texas, 108
Theauremets Indians, 126
Thecamenes Indians, 126
Thibault, Sieur, 54, 99
Thick woods, 119
Third landing, 76
Tonti, Hendri de, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 47, 48, 49, 176, 177, 188, 190, 196, 197, 202, 203
comes to Fort Lewis, 195
’s mistake in account of voyage, 64
Tohaka Indians, 126
Tohan Indians, 127
Tonningua, Village, 182
Toriman officers, 181
Village, 181
Tortuga Island, 59
Trade Wind, 57
Travel continued, 197
Tsepehoen Indians, 127
Tsera Indians, 127
Two men killed, 115
West Indies, 210
Wild fowl, 120
fruit, 186
swine, 63
Veracruz, 206, 207, 209, 211
Vermilion Sea, 3
Vespusius, Americus, 23
Zenobius, Father, 62, 117, 152, 203

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