New-York tribune., 1906-05-27

APPLETON P; c Griffin of the Library Of Con-
adetrods statue Of La Sale and the map lar Of Of
lle oIlgLnal French edition, Paris 171S. in fac
Joseph McDonough-
--. Stiles has paid graceful tribute TO the
r~.ao-y Of the late John Gilrnary Shea, IL D.,
end. II the same time, has done an excellent
s--ice 10 the students of early American history
i- he preparation and publication of this inter
t=-ag source-book relating 10 the French dis
y and explorations Of the Mississippi VAL
.g n 1852 DR.. Shea published volume con-
aiming the narratives Of Marquette, AIlouez
Ehre, Hennepin and Anastase Douay; and
---- years later brought out a second volume
aiming the narratives Of Cavelier, St Cosme
IT Seur, G-avier and GUgnas. II had been his
-uOn 10 complete the series with JouteI's
.-e--uaI." but illness and death interviewed TO
prevent the execution Of his plan The text OF
--- Journal was first printed as originally
----ten II Narg-y's Discoveries ct Etablisse-
r.r-s des FTancais' Vol. III, pp. S9-534, but
3. 4tri6Ee5 and modified version had been pub
=..1 u Paris as early as 1713, under the title
l ---4l historiqUe due De-nier Voyage que feu
r. -e IA Sale, It dams le Golfe du Mexique-"
The following year an English translation OF
IRIS book was published in London as "A Jour
--- q The Last Voyage Performd by Monsr. |
e. "a sale, 70 the Gulph Of Mexico. 10 Find out
-ls Mouth Of the Mississippi River" This 1714
.-.--. and another. published in 1719 with the
.,- ~JOutel's Journal OF his Voyage TO Mexico !
ans canada remained The only versions Of
= ----'s narrative available in English until the
T-z-7l club. Of Chicago, II 1896, brought out a
3-.at=ly issued fac-simile reprint of the edition
-- --I4 II = limited edition Of 2O3 copies with
-e.---- notes by Melville B. Anderson. only a
-- ---e examples Of the London editions of the
Journal" are now extant. and copies Of the
g-zrcH Club fac-simile are practically as mac
cess-alz 70 the general reader and the student
The present volume is reprint of the London
a-rton Of 1714. and IS issued by DR.. Stiles for
% purpose Of rounding out the unfinished prof.
~ Z Or. Shea Ny. Anderson has permitted Dr..
Sas 70 use his notes 10 the Caxton Club fac
z.---le and these DR.. Stiles has abundantly sup
T.1---te1 with notes Of his own. further correct
--- and elucidating the faulty renderings Of the
r-.E.I-al translator He has also included his
..s.as-l resume Of La Sales previous voyages. a
t~ef biograI kical sketch OF JouteI, and admir-
Idly complete index Not the least valuable feat
--e u the work IS the descriptive and critical
-ElbHograp phicaI Account Of the Travels of Nico-
IT, AuoUez, Marquette, Hennepin and La Sale
IL -ae Mississippi Valley" contributed by Mr.
G-fE1n. chief photographer Of the Library Of
C.-grass II IS worth noting that in this bibli-
c--aThy NJ. Griffin states that 'JoUtel com
T.aiaed that changes were made by the editor
IN r5t0Uching the work for publication" The
explorer referred. Of course, to the French edi-
-r Z I7I3 Of which the present reprint is a
-ra1slation We shall not get a completely
authoritative presentation Of JouteFs narrative
ir English until some one is moved TO make and
- publish translation Cf the journal as il
arre4rs II Margry's collection IN the mean
tine We may wei be grateful for the enthusiasm
a.s enterprise which have produced the present
y lu-ne Dignified in its proportions and hand
sore n its typographical appearance the book
.s unfortunately raarred by great careessness In
-.e revision Of The proofs. For example, while
.he Publishers Note" states that Mr.. Ander-
SONS notes are indicated By his initials, they
are actually Identified thUs-"C- G edit; on
t. opposite page we read by he for ''by him;
on page -, a line, at least is missing at the end
II he Introductory remarks Of the French
-. kseIler," and the volume abounds IN other
tyfoeraphical blunders which cannot be as
c-ed 10 the edition Of 1714, since similar errors
occlr in the explanatory notes, defeating the
nice scholarship of the editor and his collab-
orators and casting suspicion upon all passages
4 doubtful import
J0uteL Ike La Sale, a native Of Rouen, had
lately returned TO that city after military ex-
r5=rEance Of sixteen or seventeen years. at the
.lrne when the explorer came there TO get ready
.he expedition on which he purposed 10 enter
The Mississippi from the Gulf Of Mexico, and TO
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