The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 1 Page: 285 of 330
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LA SALLE
tribes to the northwest and southeast. It
was delightful to traverse for several days
the finest country, intersected by many
rivers, prairies, little woods and vine-clad
hills. Among others, we passed four large
navigable rivers, and at last, after a march
of about sixty leagues, we reached the Osotteoez,
who dwell on the great river which
comes from the northwest, skirted by the
finest woods in the world. Beaver and otter
skins and all kinds of peltries are so abundant
there that, being of no value, they burn
them in heaps. This is the famous river of
the Achansa, who here form several villages.
At this point we began to know
where we were, and finding a large cross,
bearing below the royal arms, with a
French-looking house, our people discharged
their guns. Two Frenchmen at
once came forth, and the one in command,
by name CoutCure, told us that the Sieur de
Tonty had stationed them there to serve as
an intermediate station to the Sieur de la
Salle, to maintain an alliance with those
tribes and to shield them against attacks by
the Iroquois. We visited three of these villages,
the Torimans, the Doginga and the
Kappa; everywhere we had feasts, harangues,
calumet-dances, with every mark
of joy. We lodged at the French house,
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 1, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6104/m1/285/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.