The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2 Page: 187 of 268
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JOURNEYS OF
the 30th. The chief, attended hty many
other Indians whom we found in the cottages
on our wayr went to conduct us as far
as the river, which we crossed in canoes,
and swam over our horses. There we took
leave of our conductors, to whom we gave
some strings of beads for their wives, and
their chief would needs conduct us to the
next village.
By the way we came to a cottage, where
our guide made us halt, and there they gave
us to eat. Then we held on our journey to
a village called Cadodaquio, and were conducted
to the chief's cottage, who received
us courteously, being a friend to him that
went with us. It was requisite to unload
our horses to lie there, and we signified to
the chief that we stood in need of provisions,
He spoke to the women, who brought
us some meal, which we purchased with
strings of beads, and the chief, who conducted
us thither, took his leave.
Having no design to stay there any time,
we had desired the chief to appoint some
person to guide us to the village called Cahainihoua,
which was in our way. It happened
by good fortune that there were then
in that place some men and women of the
said village, who were come to fetch some
wood fit to make them bows, there being
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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/m1/187/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .