Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

posed to pay the cost. -Four canoes and
supplies were bought and fourteen men
engaged.
Meanwhile the seminary itself prepared
to send a party. not SO much for pur-
poses of exploration as TO open new
fields for religious work. Jealousy OF the
Jesuits, who were the great power not
only in ecclesiastical but in political cir
cles, actuated the Sulpicians. The two
parties combined, and July q, 1869. began
their voyage Up the st. Lawrence and in
to Lake Ontario they made their way TO
the village of the Senecas on the Genesee
hoping to find guides to conduct them to
the Ohio. They were disappointed, ana
then they coasted the south shore OF the
lake. passed the mouth of the Niagara
and went to the Indian village of Ganas-
togue still searching for guide Again
they were disappointed. but here they
met Joliet, who was on his way back
from the west. He had made rough
map of the upper lakes and gave copy
of it to La Sale. The tale he told of the
PottawatomieS led the Sulpicians to de-
eide to go into their territory despite the
fact that the Jesuits had pre-empted that
ed company. They thought he was going
back to Montreal. He was sick and in
no condition to go. forward. but he did
not go back. Just what he did in the
next two years is not clear.
1t is certain he held to his original pur-
padded down that stream to the falls at
Louisville where his companions, refus-
ing to go farther. abandoned him How
far La Sale wandered after he was de-
serted is mystery. There Is reason TO
believe he went north. discovered the
Illinois. and. making his way to the
great lakes. returned by that route Soon
after his return man became governor
of Canada who was to be his steadfast
friend and supporter for the remainder OF
his life That man was Count Frontenac.
They were alike in many respects. They
were strong. daring and ambitious. Both
disliked the Jesuits. Both were poor.
Both had remarkable influence with the
Indians.
One of the first acts of Count Frontenac
as governor was to build Fort Frontenac.
where now stands the city of Kingston.
Here he held great council with the In
dams and established a peace that lasted
for several years. La Sale was his agent
in bringing the Indians to the fort, and
soon after the council La Sale sailed for
France with strong letters from Fronte-
nae. AS result La Sale was enabled
and got grant of Fort F'rontenac and
many square miles of land around In
return La Sale was to establish colony,
build church. pay the cost of the fort
and maintain at his own expense gar
rison equal to that of Montreal
There is a suspicion that the governor
was La Sales partner in this affair and
that they took advantage of the example
set by the Jesuits and former officials
and determined to enrich themselves
through the big fur trade Fort Frontenac
would command. Whether commercial
interests entered into the matter or not.
il is fact that Fort Frontenac was OF
great value to Canada for defense and in
the influencing of trade. Aside from that
il formed the base for La Sales future
undertakings. After he had torn down
the old wooden fort. replaced it with one
of stone, established a forge, mill, bak-
cry. barracks and built small ships