The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-12-05

but the fate of inartyrtioHl was decreed 10
Rene Mesnard.
He was directed to proceed 10 Green Bay
and Lake Superior, and fix upon a central
place for assembling the eighboTing tribes.
With trustiulness Of heart and reIIa9ee 1T
spirit, in the Providence " hich feeds the liz,
tie birds of the desert, and eIotiJss the wild
flowers Of the forest, that presenti,nens og
his doom could not shake, this aged. "a.
srrvice-w worn guard-man ofCal,ary de.saft-
ed never more 10 return. He reached hay
on The southern shore Of Lake Superior,
which be named ST. Theresa, and which i.
supposed to have been The Bay OF Aeweena.
Here he tarried eight months end then,
accepting an invitation of the Hurons i no
were residing in the Isle of ST. Michael, he
departed, with only one attendant for tic
Bay Of e-goi-me-gnB.
While making the Keweena Poriage, il
is said, he missed sight Of his attendant, who
was carrying his canoe, and was lost ia The
forest.
In what manner he met death Is not
known; but his cassock and breviary, long
afterwards, were found in The Possession Of
the Sioux, among whoal Tradition still
exists, that their tribe killed the first " hite
man who visited them.
In August, 1865, Father Claude Ailouezy
-unterrifed by the fate Of bis predecessors
proceeded by the way Of the Ottawa riv-
er TO the shores of Lake Superior, u hich be
reached in The following September, He
passed the Bay of Keweena, an.' spent some
time in a fruiiless search for copper; aud,
nn the first Of October. reached the village
of La Pointe, ssthe ancient residence OF tie
Ojbwas," in the Bay Of Che goi-me- gon.
Here he founded the mission Of the Holy
Spirit, displayed to the mute ami astonishe,
Chippewas panorama Of he'll and ina
Judgment day, and taught them s'to chant
,he ore and pater.'' For nearly two years
did AlloueZ continue on the souflhern shore
of Lake Superior, instructing toe different
tribes Of the Northwest, and colicr;iag IN
formation of the wild warriors Of lie Sioux,
wi hose residence was on the banks Of the
.Nessippt. In 1867, he returned 10 Que!lec
to procure assistance in his field OF labor,
and to urge The planting Of Il small French
colony in that iistan, region. Successful
in his efforts, he began his return, .wo DAYS
after his arrival, accompanied by a jesuit
priest, Lons Nicolas, as fellow labortr
among the Indians.
In 1865, two missionaries, Cleude DaLlon
and James Marquette, whose destined field
of labor was the northwest, reached Cana
da, and proceeded TO the SauIt, here they
established the mission Of ST. Mar.
From this period 10 1873, they were en-
ployed in visiting the surrounding tribes
eaching the rude nations, and confirming
the influence of France and their church
among them. Ii was while this engaged,
and whilst listening 10 the magnificent ex-
aggeratons of the natives, THAI Marquette
cherished the purpose of visiting the Mis-
sissppi in 1869; but the mission lie ST t>r.
Xavier had been established nj Green Bay,
to which Aliouez had been seat, Which ere
ated necessity for his contnbance a.
Che goi-me- gon until another could take his
place.
'sFuther Joseph Marquette, says Charlie
voix, "a native of Laon iii Pieardy, where
his family still maintains a distinguished
rank, was one Of the most iIiusiTious mis-
sionaries of New France. This person
travelled over all the countries IN -, and
made several important discoveries, The last
of which was the Mississippi. which he en-
tered with Sieur Joliet, in 1918.
Two years after this discover, as he was
going from Chicago, TO MichiIin.acknae, hs
entered the river, which bears his nanle and
lows into Lake Michigan on il east shore.
sHere he erected his altar, and SAID mess
He went afterwards to a small distance, IN
order to return thanks, and begged he lwo
men to leave him alone for half M hour
This time having passed, they ', ent 10 seek
him, and were surprised 10 find him {, adj
They called TO mind, however, that on EN-
tering the river, he had lei drop an express
sion, that he should end his days at ttaG
place. However, as it was too far to carry
his body to Michiinackinac l.cs buried
him near the bank of that river, " h'ch from
that time has retired Ivy degree, as out.cf
f.,rf hi IL.
The foot ofwhich it now washes; and y here
it has opened itself nen passage
Marquette, according to Hefrio,. made
the settlement OF the old town O. AiichiIi-
nackinack ill 1911, with seine Burons " ho
accompanied bin to that place where heper-
suded them to locate. A fort was aies wards
built, which became an importagt frontier
post. "Ihis was eight years before IA
Sales expedition. through the lakes, and
was the first point OF European se,t!, uacn,
made northwest cf Fort Froutenac, or
Cadaracqui, On Lake Ontario Ne,.hcr
Fort Niagara, or Ponchar,raiu, flhe pcs
mt site of Detroit.) was then b;lilf The
ounda,ion of the former WAS laid !J. La
Sale, in l67S,-the latter had not .,eeu
rected when La Honian pas eli ,hrQugh =
he country, in 1888"
The old town Of Michllinackinac passed
mo the possession OF tDe f.DgIisb, alter tbB
surrender of Quebec in 1859, and IL Is to IL
hat Hennepin, NJ. Toni; and Charievoix,
illudc. when speaking OF ''the oil pe>,;n-
ular fort" 1t was a long time before Tho
indian tribes Of the north wcst could over.
ome their repugnnnce to the English and
become rcconcled to their rule. For a Ell.
ury they bad been in constant communion.
md intercourse with The Frencis. 10 wilol..
hey had become greatly attached, anil 81
strong was their luminosity against the en-
dish, that one Of their traders. Alexander
Henry, who arrived there in ls6f, VI cair~
relied to carry on the fur trade win them.
II the name ola Frencbman in his enipIoy.
" ben the Indians disc the ,lecettson.
hey determined to destroy bis goods which
we're only saved by the timely arrival of sea
British troops. But Ibis very garrison aax
Iooned for destruction by the exBSperuied
natives, who, in l763, burnt the fort, back
red the troops. and de,troyed the town,
which had been f'the seat Of The fur trade
or ninety Two years" After this The sne-
ish built for' and established past on
he island Of Michiiimackinac, which H.