Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-11

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zion Of stone. but investigation mas ili''u'
a., history Of the sacred emblem clear
o,d 81 the same time recalled the mar
-, energy and tireless journeyihsS
- Tho most famous Of the Roman Ca'"o-
10 clergv-the Jesuits. Mr. Logan cum
,,,,nicated the news Of the discovery 10
,he authorities of the Smithsonian Ins''-
80, at Washington. In response III
~ DeHass. Of the institution Vlsi'eu
7ocboster and carefully examined inc
cross His report has not yet been Inaue
,.rhlic but it is likely 20 be OF viva III
tsrsst when it Is finally given puDlic"-
tou e..,. i,cbos
birb the crosspiece being eighteen lhches
An length. Time and the limestone WASH
,rps The combination that perlhed II,
also fastened It securely IN a peu Oh
limestone. 1t Is considered rather re-
rrlrjtable that the blast which tore II
fr.n IFS bed. twenty feet beneath the
esrth's surface did not mar us Deau'y'
brt If n had been eXhumed in the most
careful fashion. IL could have been no
more perfect than ii Is IT IS nara 10
realize without observation bow really
beautiful IT has become through petrih-
c.u0n IL seems 10 have lustre OF
radiance and when the sunlight strikes II
fairly beams scintillate from 1t OF prs
matte hue. the whole forming a most
charming spectacle.
The history Of this cross, when care
g. iuve tigation has shown, takes US BACK
IN ,ha old DAVIS when Western New York
NrrfNH
Ienr.vlvania was as free from the touch
o. me white man. outside OF the large
settlements. as virgin soil is from the
cutivator. At that time the French
f1..ry and Roman Catholic priests were
Particularly energetic in penetrating the
country I'm an directions, one seeking 10
establish the dominion Of the State, the
other that OF the Church. II was the
century I'm which this combination
achieved the most with which IL has been
credited. Ia Sale, Marquette. and others
Dad made their names famous already.
TIE woods an along the Canadian border
uul nearly as far west as the Mississippi
river had become familiar places 10 me
Jesuit priests.
Ia the spring Of 17l9 q band Of French
soldiers. voyagers. and others, LETT La
chine which is situated near Montreal
for trip through the section of country
which las vet really belonged to no one
rhe leader of the company was Captain
Cdar0u. but associated with him was
n uee0ntrec0eur. who In late years be-
came "a commander Of that famous Penn
sy.v.r.a post known as old Fort Duques-
ne The site of the present city OF PITTS.
buzz From Lacine the party journeyed
Down through Canada into that portion OF
New York State just north Of Buffaio.
j. was q perilous journey at the best.
While the Indians were supposed 10 be
frtndy 90 the French. there were preda-
tor bands OF Red men whose love for
saIr and plumber often led them to for
g. the alliances their chiefs had made.
They would pitch upon expeditions like
ua one described and often was IL the
case that the first news the friends or
To- white men would have OF their fate
YOU'D be the report Of a scout who had
FOUND their skeletons half buried under
ut leaves Of a far-away forest.
Obstacles Of this sort had no terror for
the French soldier. The Jesuit, besides
possessing an the bravery that went 70
make up the man who fought for France,
W guided by religious inspiration and
itiNof 40 danger was 50 great. no peril
imminent, mat he would not face II.
through the trackless forests in a fraii
vance down unknown streams where the
soub Oh the arrow might bring the mes
sehser OF death al any moment, he would
"4they' provided there was a possibility
" bringing single person from without
W "ilhln the fold Of the Roman Catholic
S1lI'h. 4 half-dozen OF these priests
',.oNpahied the French explorers
.. neh the expedition reached the Ale
tueny river II was considered that its
- ,'l ouues began. Here the feur-de-lis
france ana tho cross OF the Jesuits
g. paced side by side. Church and
slete In a union that savored OF nothing
,' 10y paclhcatlon. At distances OF ten
-, along the route Captain Celeron
u iea1en plates inscribed with the |
sit,o, u France and the date OF the expe- |
tg,'ai Directly alongside the place or |
"' OF these plates the Jesuits buried |