The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-04-17
it's variety of worship.

about the Great River of the Vest. sup-
posed to empty into the South SEA-. Mar
qaette resolved to avail himself of the
earliest opportunity to ex DlnIe it, aid
t. proclaim Christianity amoHg the in
habltants along it's shores. Early in
1878 fav"rable opportunity cffeled.
FronteDar, the 6 rvernor, and Talon the
IntenGant OF Carada, prepared to send
out an expedition, for discovering The
direction and mouth of the Mississippi,
under Joliet, whose experience and his q
character for prudence and energy rec
"mended him for the perElous enterprise
Marquette WAS associated with JoIiei ~
| he missionary OF the expedition. Five
skilltul and reliable French 0oynqeurt
were selected to accompany the explorers
IN this haztrdnu, adventure. Prepare
tinns beng cnmplete--stnrcs Of corn meal
and dricdnheat duly put 10, ami all
things reauy--Che company Left .MAckiu-
aw IN two birch bark canoes, My the
18th of that year, ai:Ling tn reach the
Wisconsin, river by the way Of Green
Bay. Fox River, Lake Winnebago and
t he Portage. .uT 49, oor&
! Previous to their departure, it is said,
an I.dian chief selected peau -prpe
from among his warriors, embellished
with gorgeous plumngp, which he hung
arouna the neck OF Msrquetts to be used
as passport or asymbol of friendship
AMI peace among h'stIle In iaus On
their way they arrived aI an Indian viii
age on the FIX Riser alJ0Ee Lake Win
nebago where Father Danl,n aud Al!0u-
tZ had preached t., tile MidlpiS Mascuu
TINS, * 'kaht ux' X ckaponS.] and Mar
quet'e behdld with joy, In the midst of
he Indian vllageHa cross "(nnc belle
croix)" erected on which the Indian
Christians huag their bows aad arrows,
flrs, wampum belts, and other v4luables
and ornaments, AS thank Offerings to the
Great Manltou (Great Spiri',) of the
French, because he had graciously pro.
tected them IN comfort during the winter
and supplied them with an abund-
ance of game for ,"ud. By these signs
OF pious gratitude, Marquette says he
was Extremely consmed" These con-
verts and friends of Marquette earnes "
warned HIM against the dangers Of the
exploring expedition; told him that the
people along the Great River were most
ftr"cIous savages, that they would kill
and eat he Freuch; that the river was
tul Of monsters that made its waters
boil IN dangerous whirlp"ols, which
"1uid swallow them, canoes and oil, aud
tia the heats and vap0rs of the s 'uth-
ern climate were sure Destruction. Mar.
quette, IN his Journal, says :" II thanked
them Tor tbelr good advice, but | told
them could not follow it, since the sal
walton of souls was at stake, for which
| should be ov"rjoyed to give nv life
Large numbers Of the Indians at the
missions gave the Company an affection
ate farewell, never expecting 80 See
their former pastor and his companions
more. Guides were semitic aid the ex-
pI"rrrs over the Portage, who at the
"OIisconsin" Wisconsin, as Marquette
Says, "left Us alone amid that unknown
country, in the hand of God"
Beyond the Portage all was an undis-
covered country to the Europeans, and
here the adventures pray ed for heavenly
guidance and pIdection.1 and launched
their canoes, and went forth bravely on
untrled waters-Jollet 10 discover new
lands al o peoples, Illinah or Illinois as
the Freach called them, and Marquette
to erect the cross among them, and pro
claim the doctrines of Jesus for the SAL
walton of their souls. Or. as Marquette
announced To the indians: ''Mv coiIuan.
ion (Joliet) is an envoy of France to
discover new countries, and l am an
ambassador from God to eniighten them
with the Gospel"
Down this river, on the 10th If June,
they foated their canoes by day, and en-
camped upon its banks by night, suffer
ing many tolls in the rapid, and other
difficulties of the river; but on the
Whole enjoying pleasant voyage, as
they passed the vine clad Islands border
cd with emerald, the verdsnt prairie
meadows glnwlng with flowers of a
thousand hues, and affording rich pastur-
age Tor herds OF buffllo, elk. deer and
other animals, then and there revelling
| in the bloom and luxuriauce of early
summer. The groves were vocal with
the songs of birds, whose music and
brilliant plunage were The admiration
of the adventures, and as the river
wound it's way through the primeval SOL
itudes, they observed with wonder and
delight, the giant monarchs of the for
ests wearing their lofty crowns of foil
age. But objects paramount in interest
to all Others were wanting in the views
along the river, as not human being had
| been seen
| Suddenly. however, on the 18th day
! ct June, as they PASSED the grand mead
ows now the site of Fort era Nv ford and the
city of Prairie du CHEN, the sublime seen.
emery of the Mississippi burst upon the
| g eddened vision of the discoveries. and
as the Great River rolled down its
mighty volume OF flood, at full banks,
with its deep channel and broad bosom
they exclaimed with unspeakable enthu-
slasm' IN their own apt language, RSo