Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-12-15
DEED OF HEROES
IS PERPETUATED
Monument Erected n Montreal h
Honor Of -IhermopNae oi
Canada"
EXPLOIT LIKE FICTION ME


l0atyeAL-The 1axsrasnsxs, h.ryssr.
Of Adam Dauisc. Ct Doiian1. sseur De-
oriue&ux- and his 10 hrsre eozzssAnsoxss
1t the Long SAuii--xhse1 haS b<<x
called TIE Thsrmopysae II Csasax~-
has been perTefua.-. 10 grstsse end
bronze. and handsome rs1aruss1i
added 10 tie i,gbi.c treasures N .he
city sf Non;rrSL The nossg.aer.. tie
work of Alfred LaLbe-re. stands In
LAtontAine park. Cnvesainx eerpuso
Lies took place r<-cezatly.
The exploit whsca kas r4ade the
nxrne Of Doilard IMMORTAL Il. cans6Ean
history. occurred in Msy. 1870. I,os-
lard ct that time vas c<x,a-aSndxni CT
Tue garrison ut Montreal or vile
Marie Paul De ChesDe<sy. sseur de
AhssonDe1ye. VITO had founded tie
city Ia l1i1. was governor For so.ze
rnonthS the ctsony tad teer 10 asn-
ger Of extinction II the hands os tie
lruquoiA. Dollart. Who had cusse to
The coiony three years before. at LIE
age Of twenty-five. asked Iesre os
AAis<xaneuse to Lead t parry ot yolun-
'eers against ,t~ iro2noix. II was
known that hundreds os I.sdgaa war
rsors lay a. the mouth of ilsr RscAs--
lieu river, below Montreal, whSle harl-
dresas more were or The OttaRa rfre-.
above Montreal. Three Rivers and G14-
b-c were 10 he wiped Ogt- isslisrss's
plan was 10 uset, the Indian warriors
Oh their way doNn The ottx 1E a-sG,
give tat:se. regardless u numbers
Sixteen n,en toirei him In lis aes-
perste enterprise. AL took I'll oath
10 sccap' n0 qaGr7e.r. np2de ta4ir .Alis,
and a.iande-i II gse.as se-rzc~. Ts~s
Iroces-ie-d u the S. Lswreisce. entered
the OTTAWA. at ,tis bead ~ the lslaass
O, Montra!-wbere tbe swift sGrrvrss
Safsed them for we.a. crtsesssx. ,he
LAKE. af Two Mountains, and passed
Carlton. 90 miles Atore Mon.-sal.
A. the lers Sault
Finally they reached the foot OF
swtrs!Dg i9rent OF waters, t1arrtng the
way. The iadsan Warriors Lad to pass
that way md that Was he place ID
,oe~t them neslard and his nses, took
possession Of q rAltxade sort nrar ,hs
rivers edge built ey ar Alroaaua. ve-
party ssssae r'caths before, They were
sons tsins-t ay 20 frieadly Huruas s,sG
four Alga,Qgins
In day or ,wo tie lry1uois made
their ssI-.&-aBce, Their advance guard.
while making All stseup, 20 land. wss
fred uistss4- Those wt4e tseaf~ss report.
ed 20 Tie main body. 3n S.rung. about
the Ssui'. TIE Indians quickly iesee,sa-
ed The rapids In their war ean<+s snd
fell 80 the attack.
They rushed uI,an the little sx.rissa
bu, were driven hack Capursas ,hse.
birch canoes ot the f-vnc-Smser s-s3
their Indian con3,asnioas, ,hry st Theta
se'xse and attempted 10 90 The sane
with the I'aliSaa@. 4 w,,ha~snr ar~
greeted them and they retired tn De.
feat pursHs he next attack. stsaya.-.a- |
aiely after 90, ~ their cr.-z, chiefs
FELL Far fve dAys ant nights the |
struggle cSr;'r red TIE defenders were |
wa,ef NJ /. were ut1st'e 20 /
swallow the crss,sed irisap csrr- they |
tad ~ f,.,d. Thnir Indian sllies 10 /
serted ,setr. ai;h ,he s1crE,tloszs u toar /
A sisn1eaans ssd one uarva.
On tie sfth day erfcrvr,zar-;s to /
he nuTa'.er g. so ~acssed ,A. ~.
aa0tS Eni a savage Sss$aiS ~ms rsa.se
"a the IsalisS4r TIE t.Vs,.ca we-v oa
he sl,vs, ssa .h4 lrsffsas uer~ ese~
aacrs' cs,n,lsslc4i 10 rssre. sehr- at
lacks wvrr nastse Ia ,AS ,h-se so,so~p.
as cars ttt ~!,k DO sS,cocss.
tas Grand Asssast
Tie l-s.apu3s itsess a~sptrsi .saess -yssta
assault. t;r~si sh.ss.ss ~ ws,c~s.
eur or a,r ts<~ hlga. wrre eass.e. sua
iHaer the c,s~s u .ssesaA she sAr-Ss.gs
'asns tsn. In the fsc~ a l@Asy sr~
hey sacss-t%s,-a 10 t~aehsns ..e pa
satlr sTScscasas ioS. xsss. s,swsu,s,est ~ |
at tA-Ar aag III With tz,eAx.x
Al this ,s'3s,. iAoltert era zasgses. q sie
auskessHaa Wl'k TAs~sser. ala s4,saSrvs,
u The raREzls. l,csgtsss .As tssee. he
rted 10 thres IA xs7zscs ,Ae lra,ae&s
'f'hoal sat II szrgaeS the ,os, Il the
'si.SaSse sssil tssek sasNac .fs~ s.rsras-
~ and exIsAosset vi,h .tsassreas II.
esr,. frsssssise she zsssxgl; at tAsx nsss-
acnt a. cssacssi,Sa. ,Ae fre-saals ,Aras.
As.ir firearms .,z'e iAss sesssAzsss=s sad
r.d- 4 hrezch ws.s zsz3e in sAs sorr
nd pealara sat RS nvN ssrxns
a-xars 10 TIE tvfezsse ossr- ss-s.xeses
Ter~ 'ssaae, ssd tssilsr,. Hsrs 8 s1 ,sse,1s
s'e. His followers ,ArS-sr ,hszassav.~
pea thrsr asSaf.ss.s has the .gss. hal
Issse a; last
The j. sScax ser<s fress Aonsr~ss,
ave tAslr lives -, ka: ta ysss. srr
Ne trs>auss. ssSzsa.sus~f their er,vr (
rTse. having had sa.ry ,sass csssaxe u
attic. and Meotrvss. gar~s Risrry una
'aessc ~~re sss~i.