The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 59 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 59: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791; Lower Canada, Illinois, Ottawas, 1673-1677Marquette recounts the details of their voyage which begins May 17, 1673, at the St. Ignace mis sion. They journey via Green Bay, visiting on the way the Menomonee Indians, who endeavor to dis suade them from their enterprise saying that there are ferocious tribes on the great river, some of whom are at war together, who will kill any stranger; that horrible monsters and demons will endanger their lives, etc.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.