The Saint Lawrence basin and its border-lands; being the story of their discovery, exploration and occupation (1900) (14742726816)

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Title: The Saint Lawrence basin and its border-lands; being the story of their discovery, exploration and occupation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Dawson, Samuel Edward, 1833-1916
Subjects: Canada -- History To 1763 (New France) Saint Lawrence River Valley -- History New France -- Discovery and exploration
Publisher: Toronto : Musson Book Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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r falling in near Porto Bello, there would be onlyfour leagues of canal to cut. On his return he presentedto Henry IV. a full report upon these regions, illustratedby many plans and drawings which, though not veryartistic, are sufficient. Henry IV. was pleased with thework, and gave the author a pension and the title ofGeographer to the King. While disengaged he hajipencdto visit M. de Chastcs at Dieppe, who was then prepar-ing an expedition to Canada under the conmiand ofPont-Grave and meditated an exploration of the countryto find a better site for a settlement than Tadoussac.For such a task Champlain was of all men most fitted,and. the Kings assent to his absence being obtained,Chamj)lain sailed from Honfleur on .March 15, 1^)03, in aship hap))ily named La Bonnc-RcnonDUCc. This voy-age was the commencement of a life-long companion-ship and sincere friendship between him and Iont-Grave. The men were very different. Pont-Grave wasa merchant, a loyal friend, and a loyal Frenchman, but
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2 c ;^ CHAMPLAIN 235 busied with trade and cognate matters; and Champlain,while practical and efficient in his daily duties, aimedat establishing a settled industrial colony which shouldhold for France the gateway of the golden East. Withunflagging perseverance and imperturbable patience hedevoted his whole life to this patriotic task—the mostsingle-hearted and single-eyed servant France everpossessed. The vessel arrived at Tadoussac on May 24. Theyhad brought with them two Indians, who had been takento France the preceding year by Pont-Grave to make areport to their countrymen concerning the wonders ofthe world across the sea. A number of Indians wereencamped on the western point of the mouth of theSaguenay, including bands from the Etchemins of NewBrunswick, the Algonquins from the Ottawa, and the)\Iontagnais of the Saguenay. They had been on an ex-pedition against the Iroquois, and had brought back ahundred scalps, over which they were making great re-joicings. A formal assembly