AN   OUTLINE HISTORY          OF WISCONSIN.              
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the southwest shore, between the sites now occupied by Washburn and Ashland,
which he named "La Pointe du Saint Esprit."   Remaining here four
years, he
was relieved by a younger priest, Father Jacques Marquette.
  1669.-Father Allouez was invited by the Potawatomi to Depere (abbreviated
from Rapides des Peres, or the "Fathers' Rapids"), where he established
the
mission of St. Francis Xavier.
  1670.-The Sieur Saint Lusson, piloted by a prominent fur-trade adventurer,
Nicolas Perrot, came to Sault Ste. Marie and there in the presence of Allouez
and other Jesuits, with Perrot acting as interpreter, took possession of
the North-
west, in the name of the French king. Among- the party was Louis Jolliet,
a pro-
fessional fur-trader and explorer.
  1672.-Father Allouez established the mission of St. Mark, probably on the
Little Wolf River, within the present Waupaca county. He made a voyage up
Fox River, visiting the Foxes and Mascoutin, above L*ke Winnebago; among
them he established the mission of St. James, the following year.
   1673.-Louis Jolliet and Father Marquette set out in May, from  St. Ignace
mission, at the Straits of Mackinac, in canoes paddled by voyegecios, or
boatmen,
and reached the Mascoutin village on the Upper Fox, June 7" they then
pushed
up through its reeds, made the portage at the present site of Portage, into
the
Wisconsin River, which they descended to its mouth, arriving there June 17.
They descended the Mississippi as far as the mouth of the Arkansas. The nar-
rative and map of this voyage and journey by Marquette have made the names
of Jolliet and Marquette immortal" Jolliet's papers unfortunate-y were
lost by
the upsetting of his canoe in La Chine Rapids, near Montreal.
   1674.-Jolliet and Marquette, returning from their canoe voyage, came up
the
 Mississ .ppi and Illinois rivers, made portage to Chicago, thence paddled
down the
 shores of Lake Michigan and in September were again at the St. Francis Xavier
 mission, at Depere. In October, 1674, Marquette started with two assistants
to
 establish a mission at Kaskaskia, among the Illinois Indians.  -recceding'
by way
 of Green Bay, they came to, Sturgeon Bay; thence they made the porta-e east-
 ward acress the peninsula, where the Sturgeon Bay ship canal now is, and
pad-
 dled up the lake to the mouth of the Chicago River, where they wintered
on a
 sand dune near the shore, in much discomfort. In the spring, they proceeded
to
 the Illinois River and Kaskaskia. But a mortal sickness was on the intrepid
 Marquette; and he turned back to Ma-ckinac, hoping to die among his brethren.
 HIe died on the journey, i May 19, of a dysentary brought on by the hardships
and
 privations he had suffered. Re was buried at the mouth of the little stream
 called by his name on the Michigan side of the lake, near Ludinaton.
   167f'.-The great explorer, La Salle, arrived at Green Bay earlier in September,
 in a schooner built at Niagara River above the, Falls, called the "Griffon,"
a
 rude figure of this fabulous monster gracing the prow. Sending her back
laden
 with furs, to satisfy his credItors at Quebec, La Salle started with a party
of
 fourteen men in canoes laden with forges, merchandise, and arms, up the
west
 shore of the lake. The, voyage was one of great peril, as the lake was swept
 by gales. They were nearly swamped in landing. Touching at one of these
 landings and camps, at or near the present site of MAilwaukee, in the bay
of that
 name (which the Jesuit Relation for that year called "Millioke"),
they were
 visited by a band of Fox (or Outagamie) Indians, who stole several articles
 from  their camp.   La Salle captured a young savage and bringing him into
 camp to hold as a hostage, prepared to fight the Indians, who were six score
 strong. He then held a parley, induced them to restore the stolen property
or
 make recompense: this accomplished, he moved on up the lake coast.
   The same year a daring chief of the coureurs es bois (wood-rangers), Daniel
 Greysolon du Luth (from whom the city of Duluth was named), explored the
Up-
 per Mississippi, taking special note of the Wisconsin and Black rivers.
Visiting
 the Mille Lac Sioux, his party went with their band on a great buffalo hunt,
 below the St. Croix River on the Wisconsin side.
   1680.-Father IHennepin, a Recollet friar of La Salle's party, with two
 voyageurs, Accau and Auguel, set out, under orders of La Salle, to explore
the
 Upper Mississippi. Leaving the mouth of Illinois River, March 12, they passed