The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2 Page: 120 of 268
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LA SALLE
The 13th and I4th we crossed four or five
large rivulets, and then a fine, curious country,
diversified with several little woods,
hills and small brooks, affording a delightful
Prospect. That pleasant country was terminated
by a wood, which we were to cross,
and were favored in it by a way beaten by
the bullocks, and at night we encamped
there.2
The I5th we traveled along a fine
tneadow, then over plains that had been
burnt, and at night went to take our rest
on the bank of a small rivulet, about which
we saw several footsteps of natives, which
made us conclude we were not far from
them; and therefore we doubled our guard,
to prevent being surprised.
The i6th M. de la Salle left me at the
guard of the camp and took M. Cavelier,
his brother, and seven men with him to go
find out the Indians. They had not gone
half a league before they spied horses and
a number of cottages, without being themSelves
seen by the savages. That village
Stood on the side of a hill, and contained
about forty huts, standing together, besides
Several others straggling.
When M. de la Salle entered the village
['2This was the country traversed by La Salle
the previous year. Cf. MARGRY III., 294, 295.]
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6103/m1/120/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .