The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16

MOVES we're after him already. He
has spent large sums OF money in or
der 10 Mt out his expedition. and was
rlndtng il difficult 10 raise more funds
TO rspiace the supplies losr In the
wreck Not until August did he ar
rive Meanwhile the brig had been
TAKEN ny ths river 10 Black Rock and
anchored close To Ehors. SO close TO
the land was Il thgt Hennepin said
mass on the deck and preached from
there to the men standing on the
shore.
Or the Lake.
On August 4 the Grtffon entered
Lake Erie. rhere sail never had been
seen before. For three days the bark
went gaiIg along. its canvas bellying
10 the breeze. and then on the fourth
day the ship entered the Strait of De-
troit and passed on into Lake Huron.
SO far all Was pleasant. but soon a
storm arosss that threatened to engulf
the brig. All on board said their
prayers. except the pilot He swore.
He was goddess creature, and all he
ing 20 death IN an unsalted sea after
boistero1s Atlantic The pilot was not
10 hare this rndignihed ending, how
ever. for the storm abated and tho
bark arrived IN nafet3 at Michilll-
rnsc.iusc eMgckinaw1.
Although The arrival Of the Grifton
wsa greeted With aalutc5 Michiili-
rnackinac really was hostile camp.
# was Jesuit centre. and here the
iawiess coureIrs de bo.s had their
rendezvous. La Sale soon learned
that the Indians had been warned
that he was their enemy. and he also
discovered that most of the nearly two
dozen men he had sent ahead to the
Illinois country to trade for him and
prepare for the arrival of the expo
dltion had been tempered with by the
traders and Jesuits.
some had squandercd the goods In
trusted 10 them or used them for their
or'n account, and othcrg had abscond-
cd He sent Tonty to arrest some of
them, who had taken refuge at the
falls of st. Marie. and then. gather
Ing MP such furs az he could he sent
tbs Grifon back With the cargoin or.
der 10 sppsasc his creditors.
In canoes La Sale. Hennepin and
twelve others skirted the shore of
Lake Michigan, bound for the mouth
OF the st Joseph River. WHARF Tonty
Ias 10 meet them. The weather was
ten,pestuous and they had dcsper-
ate time Of It When they reached
tho river Tontg had not arrived. The
men wera rutiuora, but La Sale and
Hennepin held them in check. and
~ last when. In December. TontY ar
rived The little party proceeded up the
ST Joseph 20 the present site of South
Bend. where they ahouldered their
canoes and marched overland In search
of the headwater1 Of the Ill!nois.
Finding the Illinois.
After wandering about long time
they found q spot where a tiny stream.
tricklsd OUT of the oozy soil, into this
thread OF water they put their canoes
and followed Its course. 1t was like
sailing on land, bur gradually the
ntream wtdened, and early in the new
year they reached Peoria Lake, and
then made their way downward to the
preGen, site OF Peoria. Near this spot
they came suddenly upon a. large In
dian encampment. Getting sight of
The Ftenchmen, the Indiana became
nic-atricRsh. some Ged. others
ho~led, and 3. few seized war clubs.
La galle knew how TO handle Indians.
and putting on 2. bold front, he Led
hts little party ashore and drew hrs
force up ready for battle or for peace.
Two Of The chiefs came forward With
the calumet, while others sought to
rsetraln tbs young buckH, who were
preparing to use their bows and ar
rove, La Sale displayed another cal
unet and presented some tobacco and
| hs,tebs.s 70 the two ENJOYS and ex-
/ piatnsd his presence In the country and
| his pnrpote to build q great ship TO
! ea't The Misstsslppi II the Illinois In
dians wanted his friendship he would
1 be their friend he said. II not he
4 would 10 70 the Csages and leave the
Illinois ~ the mercy ~ tha hsrihla