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LA SALLE
them what nation they were of; they answered
they were Illinois, of a canton called
Cascasquia. We inquired whether M. Tonty
was at Fort Louis; they gave us to understand
that he was not, but that he was gone
to the war against the Iroquois. They invited
us ashore to go with them to eat of
such as they had; we thanked them, and
they brought us some gourds and watermelons,
in exchange for which we gave
them some parched flesh.
We had not, by the way, taken notice of a
canoe, in which was a man with two women,
who, being afraid of us, had hidden themselves
among the reeds; but that man, seeing
us stop among his countrymen, took
heart, came to us, and having told us that
he belonged to a village near Fort Louis,
we set out together, and one of our Indians
went into that canoe to help them shove, as
they call the way of pushing on the canoe
with poles instead of rowing.
On Sunday, the 14th of September, about
two in the afternoon, we came into the
neighborhood of Fort Louis. Drawing near,
we were met by some Indians that were on
the bank, who, having viewed us well, and
understanding we came from M. de la Salle,
and that we belonged to him, ran to the fort
to carry the news, and immediately we saw
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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/m1/218/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .