Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-21

.1 Especial C1rrespoudcuecb
r ever man deserved to boz kuoUn as
the Lion Hearted surely % was
Robert Cayelicr. Siour dc ll Sale.
Paiadin or crusader never showed
gher courage. OF an the great cN-
'orers he endured the most. of all the
cat Adventures of. France boo the
CIV World Dc saw the clearest and
AIMED the best Disaster followed
saster In his undertakings. but moth
could daunt his brave spirit For
years be- struggled against Co. oom-
nation of fofccs such au few of the
llth6nders Of civilization have had to
intend with, but he was over rcsolute
o man Of his time and field ranks
CHER disappointment. treachery or
ain munt only clay 20 him. In the
1rsuit Of his mighty plan he spared
, man and least Of all himself. Tie
ore the brunt of every hardship and
fcry danger Religious zeal played uo
art In ~, uring him ON. His spirit
as that of the Conqucror. Besst by
. lemies, bet 'ayCd ana deserted many
mes. he never lost sight Of the goal
hich IL vas his ambition 90 attain.
tern and uuoumpromising. he made
aiore bitter enemies than warm friends.
n Is greatest WCalClcss was Boo his luug-
,ent OF mon. Never did great COM
lander have poorer lot OF lcuten-
hts. OF an the lot only one. Henri de
onty. stood the test. bat DE was host
Z himself. for he treasured only q little
Glow la Sale la reSuurcctulucss, an
rpidity. patience devotion and stead
ist bravery
Wealthy French bIL-ghors had "a GUS
,m Of Distinguishing members of their
antilles by designations taken from
ieir estates. so Rene Robert Cavelier
ct the name OF DE La Sale He was
'orn in Rouen IN 1913. and at an early
ge became connected with the Jesuits,
Tow long he remained with the Jesuits
I not clear, but nc was on good terms
18th the order when ne left IL. lie had
n elder brother. the Abbe Jean Cave
err, In Canada, "A priest of st. Sulpice,
nd In 1906 he crossed the ocean to
lin him. The corporation Of priests
tyled the Seminary Of 81. Sulpicc,
wned Montreal, then the most exposed
sttlement in Canada They We're eager
. establish outposts as a protection
gainst the Iroquois. From them La
allie got a grant of land nine miles
vest OF Montreal, and started at once
improve his domain IL was adj
nirably situated for the fur trade.
alter. in derision, IL got the name La
,hine (China), by which II is known to-
tay
La Sale. had he been conservative.
might have developed his domain and
)ccome one OF the grand seigneurs Of
! 'anada, but IL Is likely that before hc
,nme 10 the New World ne had ideas
about becoming an explorer, for no
sooner had he reached La Chine than
ne began to study the Indian Ian
yuages Within three years he mas
cred the troquois and seven or eight
other languages or dialects A pass
age to the South sea and a new road
or the commerce and riches Of China
we're the dreams OF the age tie heard
from the Senecas of the Ohio river
IDf a great river n the west that ho
supposed flowed into the Pacific, and
his Imagination took fire.
To Quebec he went one day IN 1863
with the project of cqupping an eNpe-
dition to nnd the passage He had no
money. having expended AN Doe pos
sessed on his sciguiory but the somi-
nary was willing tl buy back part OF
his land with the improvements. Cour-
celles. the governor of Canada, author
ICED the expedition. AS we'll DE might.
seeing that La sale proposed TO pay
the cost. Four canoes and supplies
were bought and "a men engaged
Meanwhile tho Seminary itself pre-
pared 20 send a party. not so much for ,
purposes of exploration us TO open new |
fields for religious work. Jealousy ut |
the Jesuits. who were the goat power |
not only iu ecclesiastical but boz POLITE |
cal circles. actuatcd the Sulpitiars |
The two parties combined and ON July |
q. 1863. began their voyage. Up the 81 (
Lawrence and into Lake Ontario they