Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25

the Indians with whom it was fought
afterwards known as the Mobilans.
Whilst attempting to follow the Missis-
sippi to its mouth, De Soto was taken i'll
with fever and died, and on the 2lst OF
Nav, 1912. his body was buried in the
middle of the river. This instead of gold.
>The remnant of his army undertook to
return by land to Florida, but, unable to
do it, returned to the river and fought
their way through the Indians to its
mouth in 10 days; and from there coast
ed to Paunco in Mexico, and thence some
of them returned to Spain.
We come next to remarkable phase
in the history of the continent, the dis
covery and settlement of Louisiana, in
GLIDING Mobile, from Canada. 1t sends
every thought have scampering across
continent to those level fields,
those beautiful plains, that, begin
ming in Western Vermont, grow as
they go north, until the whole country
levels to the sea. The great St. Law
renee asserts its course-the northern
gateway of the continent, through which
came those hardy Frenchmen that found
ed Quebec, the gallant city of the north,
peopled the magnificent valley of the st.
Lawrence, with its fields of nexhaustible
fertility, built the glorious city of Mon
treal, and held the flag of France as
proudly in the northern sky as it floated
in La Belle France.
The long list of gallant names of
Frenchmen in Canada, which included
those of Champlain and Montcalm, includ-
ed also those of two brothers to the man
ner born, Iberville and Bienville.
\. The Mississippi was discovered from
Canada, in 1873, by Marquette and Joliet.
They descended as far the Arkansas riv-
err Nine years later LaSalle, a gifted
young Frenchman residing in Canada,
set out from Canada and embarking at
Ahe mouth of the Illinois river descended
the Mississippi to the Gulf, where he took
formal possession of the country in the
name of his king, Louis XIV, and after
him named it louisiana In 1899, Pierre
lie Moyne d. Iberville made the first per-
manent settlement in Louisiana, and in
l7O2 his brother Bienvile established the
original site of Mobile in Mobile bay and
built there Fort st. Louis de la Mobile.
In March, I'LL, he established the present
site of the city of Mobile, whose name is
the French for the Indian word Maubila,
by which the Indian tribe was known
that inhabited this part of Alabama. In
June, 1714. Bienville built Fort Toulouse
near the present town of Tuskeege, Ala.
From 1902 till 1920 Mobile was the capt.
tai of the Louisiana colony. In 1920 the
capital was removed to Biloxi. Miss.
March II. 172l, the first African slaves
were landed at Mobile. These were a
cargo of 800 and they were sold to the
colonists at an average of SIG each.
They were the first slaves brought to the
Louisiana colony. but were rapidly fol-
lowed by others. In 1885 Fort Tombecbe
was built by Bienvile on the little Tom
big bee river May, l743, Bienville, who
had been governor of the Louisiana col
only for more than 46 years. resigned and
returned to France. February Is, l1G3,
France coded to England that part of
Louisiana east of the Mississippi. No
vember 30, 1872, on the treaty of peace
between England and the United States,
land east of the Mississippi and north OF
latitude 81 >. Spain still made claim to
this land on account of the capture OF
Fort Charlotte in 1880, but October y,
1895, she relinquished this to the United
States. April "a, 1902, Georgia relin
quished to the United States for $3.50,
600 her claim to Alabama and Misslssip
pi. April, 1913, Mobile and the part OF
Alabama south of latitude 81 > was cedeC
by Spain to the United States. 1913, wal
with the Creek Indians. Gen. jackson
marched into Alabama with 200O Tennes
scans and routed the Creeks at the battle
of Talladega. March ~, 1914, jackson
again defeated the Creeks. killing IA grea
number, and ending the war. March l
1917, Alabama territory was cut out o
Mississippi territory. December H. 1919
Alabama was admitted as State into tn,
Union. January 10, 1882, Tuscumbia
CORTLAND and Decatur railroad incorpor
ated-the first constructed in the State
The Indian tribes found in Alabama b,
the first French and English settlers, anC
'emaining here until removed to thei
western reservations, were: The Musco
gees or Creeks, called the latter ON ac
count of the great number of streams il
their country. This was the most eN
tensive of the Alabama tribes, and il
time absorbed great number of Jesse
ones, including the once powerful Alaba
mas, from whom the river and State too
their name. Removed to the West i
1887. The Choctaws, to whom the Eng
lish gave the name of Flatheads, froL
their habit of dattening the fOreheads O