France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West

CHAPTER II.

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1669-1671.

LA SALLE AND THE SULPITIANS.

The French in Western New York.--Louis Joliet.--The Sulpitians on Lake Erie; at Detroit; at Saut Ste. Marie.--The Mystery of La Salle: he discovers the Ohio; he descends the Illinois; did he reach the 19 Mississippi?