The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-22

leNdC saw MIN ruler or the tcd0e OIL
the new domain The Jesuits, who saw
in F'rontenac and La Sale men Who
would divest them OF ali the power and
authority they had enjoyed so long.
had no love for him. The politicians,
whom Frontenac in his brusque way
had overriden, would rejoice If La
Sale was ruined, for his failure would
reflect on the count.
With little thought of Jealous mer-
chants, embittered Jesuits or crafty
politicians, La Sale went on his way
late in 1878. The first disaster came
in the first stage of the journey.
The supply ship, which had on
board La Sale and Tonty was
delayed by contrary winds La
being made by the main forces at
Niagara, landed in small boat The
pilot, to whom he had left command,
disobeyed his orders and by accident
or design the ship was wrecked 1t
contained the provisions. the stuff
for barter with the Indians, the tools
Cor the artisans and the multitude OF
things of incalculable value in sucn
an undertaking. Only the anchors and
cables were saved.
How the adventurers suffered that
winter while they were building the
Griffon has been told in the story OF
Father Hennepin, which was printed
in this series of historical variations.
The Indians We're eager to burn the
boat Maybe they were instigated by
agents from Montreal or Quebec, but
in the spring the Chiffon was launched,
cannon, which had been dragged over
the many miles OF hills, was put aboard,
and the vessel was safe at last. La
Sale had gone back for supplies to
replace those lost in the wreck. He
returned without them and with a
new tale OF disaster. His enemies,
bent on running him, had spread all
sorts of rumors about him and all his
property in Canada had been seized,
although his seigniory of Fort From
tenac was ample to pay all his obli-
cations
BY sickness and desertlon his main
force had been reduced to a. With
these the Ciriffon spread her sails on
Lake Erie on August I, 1879, and the
second stage OF the journey was en-
tered upon. For three days the Crit
fon had glorious weather. On the
fourth she entered the strait OF De-
troit and then Lake Huron. Then
came tempest and the Griffon near
~ foundered, while all hands except
the pilot prayed, He cursed the luck
that brought him. a salt sea dog of
a hundred hurricanes, to the disgrace
of confronting death in fresh water
lake But the storm ahated and the
Griffon dropped anchor at last at
Mlchllimackinac. Here the Jesuits
made a show Of welcoming La Sale.
but he soon found that his advance
party had been tempered with He
had sent fifteen men ahead to trade
and to proceed to the Illinois and make
preparations for his coming. Some had
decamped after squandering the goods
intrusted to them. Four We're in
northumberland. They We're arrest
ed. Then La Sale proceeded to Green
Bay, where he found a friend In a
Pottawattomie chief Here, too, he
found several Of his advance party,
who had remained faithrul and had
collected large store of, furs To
satisfy his creditors La Sale deter
mined to send these furs back by the
Griffon at once. The Chiffon sailed
on September IS, and La Sale. with
fourteen men. in four canoes deeply
laden with a. forge, tools, merchan-
disc and arms. resumed his Journey.
They We're caught in the SEPTEMBER
gales, narrowly escaped drowning ana
then narrowly escaped starvation. ~
was the list of November when they
reached the ST. Joseph Winter was
setting In and the men We're eager 20
press forward before the streams
fro2e, but La Sale was memorable.
He had sent Tonty, With twenty
men. from Green Bay by land, ans