The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-22


plans; and having finished moorine his veSsos O
the 18th OF September he started up the river win
flity men, two men, and his smallest vessel. A vov
age OF ten days brought him to an expansion Of III
tIver which he named the lake of Angolesne nov
known as st. Peter. Here the shalownCSs Of TN
water and rspidity Of the current induced him t.
leave his vessel and he proceeded with two boat
ana tweni eight armed men. The fertility Of ih
shore, the beauty and uXuriance Of the forest trees
nantled as they often were with vines loaded viii
clusters o grapes, the variety If waterfowl and abo =,
all the friendly treatment they everywhere received
from the Indians, excited unmingled Animation
One Of the chiefs whom they encoutered PIE
sented Cartier with two children, his son anf
daughter, the latter of whom being or g wears old
ne accepted On another occasion he was carr.et
ashore by one Of party Of hunters as "lgltly anc
easily AS II he had been child Of five wears old.
Presents OF fish were made every point where he
came IN contact with the natives Who scented TO vic
with each other N acts Of hospitality. These maths
o. welcome and respect, continued to be showa ia.
ring the entire journey to Hochcaga where he an
rived on the "a of October A multitude of both
seXes and all ages had collected on te shore to VII;
ness his approach, and who heartily welcomed him
larry the ne>t morning Cortier having every lor-
soousy atnred himself" and taking twenty mariners
with his officers and supeinurna.es, landed sor tie
purpose oi visiting the town, and guided ly natives
marched n procession to the CITY If Hocht laca.
winch IS described as seated in the midst of cuiy.-
ted fields, 1T distance Ola league from the noun
tam !. was secuted by three ramragts, - one Wihin
another about two rods in h ght cunnnrly ioncd TO-
gtther atto. their fashion with SINGLE cate shu,
with piles and stakes and hans This entrfncc and
other parts OF the walls, had platforms above, provi-
d'd with stones for defensive operations. The as
cent 10 these platforms was l., ladders.
a. the French approached, great numbers came
out - meet them. They were conducted hv the
guides to large square enclosure in the centre Of
the town. being from side side a rood stones cast
They were first greeted hv the female part Of the
population, who brought tacir children in their arms
and rushed eagerly 10 touch or rub the faces and
arms OF the strangers, whatever part of their bod
les they could approach. The men now caused the
females II retire. and seated themselves formaIv in
circles on the ground, il says the narrator some
comedy or show was about 10 be gchearscd. Mats
were then brought IN by the women, ana sufcad upon
the ground for the visters to sit uron Last came
the ''Lord and King A youhanna pasiod cid
man, borne upon hc shoulders Of 9 OF 10 attendants
sitting Oh great stag SKIN they placed him near the
mats occupied by Cartier and his pariy Th poten-
tat was no whit better apiarreed than any OF the rest,
only excepted that he had certain thing made Of the
SKINS Of hcdgehogs, like rcd wreath and that was
instead of mis- crown.
Aier sihitauon in which eestiCuiaion awkward
y supplied the place OF language, the old chief eN-
hbted his palsied limbs, for the purpose Of being
touched hN the supposed celestial v>itants Cartier
deenme II polIcy, we presume encourage this
idea among the natives, vigorously fell rubbing the
creduous chiefs leg and arms. For this act the
chlci presented him his ctl crown which was orna-
nened no doubt, with stained with porcuplno quill.
The lame, blind. and mpotcnt Of the place were now
brought in and laid b. fore him. some So old that the
haIr oi their YIELDS down ard covered their
cheeks all OF whom he touched nauifastinq his own
cor >cousnCsS by reading portion Of the gospel of
st. John and Of the Catholc service, with q loud
voice during which the natives were marveously
ttnuyc looking up 10 heaven and Initiating IN ges
lures Some presents OF cutlery and uinkotS were
GE-iI tyr,t l,d and tho ,r.f,
prepared 10 return to their boats. They were fo-
lowed IN their passage out ot town bv divers men
ana women, who conducted them the top Of the
mountain, commanding a vide prospect Of the plain
the river and its islands, and the distant lnouua,.s
Transported with a scene which has continued 10
afford delight TO the Visitors Of all after times Car
tier bestowed the OF Mount ROYAL upon the
commence. and Montreal is its name To this day
Thus ended on the 81 Of October 1885. the fizt
formal meeting between the French and ;ndian- of
the interior Of Canada.
I Cartier reached his boats than ne nc
gun his decent, much 10 the disarpontmen, Of the
indians, and favored by wind and tide reached the
port Of the Holy Cross the llth OF the month
During his absence the ships crews had erected
brcastwok before the vessels, and mounted several
pieces Of ships for their defence. Donnacon-
~ and the two interpreters renewed their ac'lulin-
tance with every appearance o! friendship and but,
it'e Of the reality either side iner came in
all it, severity From the middle Of November TO
with ice two fathoms thick, and snow INV ards ol
four 'ect deep; reaching above the sid1s OF the
seie- And the weather Is represented as being OK
trcmo and bitter. Ia he midst OF this seveii-
", the crews injected vJh strange and cruel
disease such that than ten persons
out Of one hundred aud ten, in a condition 70
afo assistance to the sch, iy the middle OF cbili-
ary. 1t not until he had lest % Of his men that
. through Donnacomna remedy for the dsotcr was
disc" "crds They also suffered from scarcity ol
food. When spring arrived, Cartier abandoned one
OF hI, vessels, thar he might completely man
and lo!it the others " he thus en- 1aced, Anil %!
Donnoconna came in from his winter retreats, with
great number oi men, iCadlng to apprehension. that
attack was meditacd on the French. On the 81
OF May having completed his preparations ior sail
ing, Cartier took formal POSSESSION oi the country
und,r the name cf New France, iy erecting cross
thirty five feet il height, bearing = shield with the
Of France, and the nscipton F0aciscus TrC7'D
3o grotia Francwtem Rcr ycsnm. The same dav
having invcigled the principal rcn of the natives
within his power. he finally succeeded in the cNocu-
ton OF project he appears TO have cntcrt1iued.-
This nothing less ihan the seizure OF Donracon-
~. Tainoagnv, Domaicaia, and OF the
chcfi men, whom with the children before rec vcd
making ten persons in all. he conveyed TO france
Three DAYS acrworc>, he sailed from Inc Yort o
the iioy Cross, leaying crowds Of natives - acva
the loss of their chci,; and the 6h Of July 1886
he entered the port Of 81. Nrgs having been absent
les than Ii months, y Of which Was spent in the
st. Lawrence. The gcogral hiCa information rccor-
dcd in the voyage respecting hc river and lis tgibi-
tares. is generally vague and confused. II contains
however. the first notice OF the Great Lake. Car
tier told by DomaConna and others. that the
river originated far in the Interior that there was
never a man heard Of that found out the end thereof
that il passed through three great lakes and
that there is a of fresh water, meaning probably
Lake Superior.
---* Wynn in his history Of 1859, sa,s, it was the
scurv, they afflicted with and The remedy used
was dccoction of the bark and the tops of Tie White
piEC.
CHAPTER ~
Thira so, age. Lord of Robewel appointed King Lieu
tenant m Canada. Cartier sails 1910. Char,esboufG
Royal. ENpioros the river above. Indians growing
hostile. Cartier abandous the couutry. Robewel's