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camp vss on Mission nay. scar the Bay .
Espirito santo. aud that Fort 81 Louis val
on the esreitas River, i've miles above III
junction with Lavaca Bag.
After constructing his stronghold. which
was finished in July. 1886. La Sale mSde. dur.
ing the next eighteen months, two strenuous
but abortive attempts to reach the Mississippi
by land expeditions eastward and northeast
ward. The second time he returned to find
that death and desertion had made havoc Of
his company. which was nov reduced to forty
i've souls. A forlorn hope was now made.
Twenty men were to stay behind at Fort st.
Louis; Of these nothing was ever heard
again. The party under La Sale In
cluded his nephew. MorsnRst and .
man named Duhaut They started early
| In January 1887, and their course lay north
| ward In the main. The rainfall. being heavy.
forced them to live much In camp. and the in
activity conduoed to discomfort and plotting.
II was the middle OF March when La Sale
| found himself within few miles Of q spot on
| the southern branch OF Trinity River. where
| on his previous expedition he had concealed
some corn. He sent q party to recover IT,
| while he with others remained In camp.
Those who were sent found the corn spoiled,
but they killed buffalo and sent back for the
horses to take the meat In The nephew Of La
| Ehho nhb th tho phNtys anu tu mNhihk = WV
sion OF the carcass high words had arisen be-
tween him and Duhaut Those who sustained
the latter now conspired to kill Moran9et;
subsequently the plot was extended. and the
death OF La Sale himself was decided on. The
occasion soon offered. The foraeine party
not returning. La Sale took oae companion
with him and went to discover the cause. Ap-
preaching the conspirators' camp he fred his
gun to attract attention which gave them
time to prepare an ambuscade. A servant Of
Duhauts was placed as decoy to draw on the
victim. who no sooner got within close range
than two shots from the tall brakes laid him
dead. The murdersrs stripped the corpse Of
La Sale and left IL a prey to wolves
The murder OF La Sale was not made known
in France until October 1854 Even then the
King did nothing to rescue the wretched rem
nant OF tho colony which had been left on the
shore Of the Gulf It was at last determined
By the Government that la Sales assassins
should be apprehended II they ever appeared
in Canada. and an order TO that effect was sent
to the Governor. As - matter Of fact, no one
ever suffered for the crime at the hands OF the
Law. The French discoverer Of the mouths OF
the Mississippi died unaveneed. and TO his
body was denied even the honor Of burial.
Siberia md the Trs.s-siberi.. Railway.
ror tne nVe volumes oonecuVeD ehtltieo Ine
Industries Of Russia, published By the I'm perial
Minister Of Finance. We are indebted to the
editor Of tho English translation. Mr.. J. NJ.
CRAWFORD. our Consul General to Russia. This
work. in its entirety constitutes an exhaustive
exposition OF the manufactures and trade. Of
the agriculture and forestry. OF the mining In
ous,IS' anu o' enc Ish"ay sna steam boat lines
Vi inc k'eas nor'nern omp.e' TOT 'ne nv
men. we sonnne ourselves 70 tno nitn Voiume
Wnien oeai. win 'ne erea' e1panse Q, 'errNory
reaching an the way from the urai mountains
totne racine ocean ana from the frozen seas
10 the oounGay oi .nins, ABOUT wnicn htue
more oeyono tne name. siperia' 10 knowntothe
general reaaine puoic In tue oh0ed states.
Ihere NO oouo. ina. mere 10 great future
,or such iAnu. WIN i's "luo-s'le.ehihk piAins'
ts nmense wafer s,s'ems. anu .ne ihcaicuia-
oie stores OF precious me'Ais ana otneI VAIN
Ado minerai deposits' when tho Irans-sioeri- |
an railway is compieteo the resources OF this
enormous seeuon Oh the earths surface Will
become OF Importance 70 our facinc states, |
ana throueh them TO the whole American re-
puoiic' In the volume whicn 10 the subject OF
this notice VIII DC found an historical account
OF tho CONQUEST OIL oioeria ana OF the colonial
ton whion mas gone on up 70 the present day.
together with . scientific summary OF the
countrys chmatic ana pnysieai eharacterisucs.
OF It's nora anu iaunss OF its mineral treasures.
and OF its possibilities In the way OF agricui-
ture ana trade
onder the name siberia In the most widely
accepted meaning OF the word are understood
all hussia's Asiatic possessions. with the ex-
ceDtion OF Transcaueasia, the Transcaspian
territory. and the Turksstan Governor Gen.
eraiship. from this point OF view the Ural
Mountains and the Ural River would form the
boundary between European Russia and 81
beria AS matter OF fact, however and OF Of
ncial destination. the Transural districts OF
the Perm Government. In which the mineral
wealth OF the Urnl ID most abundant and |