France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West
CHAPTER XXVI.
1685-1687.
ST. LOUIS OF TEXAS.
The Fort.--Misery and Dejection.--Energy of La Salle: his Journey of Exploration.--Adventures and Accidents.--The Buffalo.--Duhaut.--Indian Massacre.--Return of La Salle.--A New Calamity.--A Desperate Resolution.--Departure for Canada.--Wreck of the "Belle."--Marriage.--Sedition.--Adventures of La Salle's Party.--The Cenis.--The Camanches.--The Only Hope.--The Last Farewell. 391