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Peter Efprit Radiffon. 191 place caves very deepe, caufed by the fame violence. We muft looke to ourfelves, and take time w^^ our fmall boats. The coaft of rocks is 5 or 6 leagues, and there fcarce a place to putt a boat in affurance from the waves. When the lake is agitated the waves goeth in thefe concavities w*^ force and make a moft horrible noife, moft like the fliooting of great guns. Some dayes afterwards we arrived to a very beautifull point of fand where there are 3 beautifull iflands,^^ that we called of y' Trinity ; there be 3 in triangle. From this place we difcovered a bay very deepe, where a river empties its felfe w^^ a noife for the quantitie & dept of y' water. We muft ftay there 3 dayes to wait for faire weather to make the Trainage, w"^^' was about 6 leagues wide. Soe dene, we came to the mouth of a fmall river, where we killed fome Orini- acks. We found meddows that weare fquared, and 10 leagues as fmooth as a boord. We went up fome 5 leagues further, where we found fome pools made by the caftors. We muft breake Jacques and Raynbault preached the trodu6lion to Parkman's Difcovery of Faith to a concourfe of Indians at the the Great IVeJi. There can be no outlet of Lake Superior. Then came doubt but that the " two daring traders tbe havoc and defolation of the Iroquois who in 1658 penetrated to Lake Supe- war, and for years further exploration rior," and dwelt on the great river, were was arreted. At length, in 1658, two Radiffon and Des Grofeilliers, who re- daring traders penetrated to Lake Supe- peated their journey a few years after, rior, wintered there, and brought back defcribed in this narrative. The "Pic- the tales they had heard of the ferocious tured Rocks " and the " Doric Rock " Sioux, and of a great weftern river on were io named in Governor Cafs's and which they dwelt. Two years later the Schoolcraft's Travels in 1820. aged Jefuit M^fnard attempted to plant ^4 «Three beautiful iflands." In a miffion on the fouthern Ihore of the Cafs's and Schoolcraft's Travels (1820) lake, but perifhed in the foreft by fam- through the chain of American lakes ine or the tomahawk. Allouez fucceeded thefe iflands are called Huron Iflands, him, explored a part of Lake Superior, and the bay beyond is marked on their and heard in his turn of the Sioux and map "Keweena Bay." their great river, the "Meffipi."—In-
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Page Title | Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684. |
Author | Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710 |
Place of Publication | Boston |
Source Publisher | Prince Society |
Source Creation Date | 1885 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP012000 |
Description | Radisson and his brother-in-law, the Sieur de Groseilliers, were the first French explorers to visit Wisconsin after Nicolet (in 1654-56), and the two returned for the trip described here in 1659-60. As unlicensed traders, they were punished when they returned to Montreal, which embittered them so much that they sold their knowledge and services to the English and helped found the Hudson Bay Company. The account given here is a contemporary English version of their adventures building the first outpost in the Chequamegon Region, near modern Ashland, and of wintering among the exiled Ottawas on the headwaters of the Chippewa River. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Radisson, Pierre Espirit. "Fourth Voyage" in Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684 ... edited by Gideon D. Scull. (Boston: Prince Society, 1885); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=12 |
Document Number | TP012 |
Size | p. 173-247 ; 22 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=12 |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | E186 P85 v.16 |
Series | Publications of the Prince Society ; v. 16 |
Genre | travel narrative; |
County | Ashland County; Bayfield County; Douglas County; Iron County; Sawyer County |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Gender | male |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans; French Americans; |
Sub-Topic | Arrival of the First Europeans |
Event Date | 1659-1660 |
Event Years | 1659; 1660 |
Animals | Birds; Mammals |
Climate | Storms; Low temperature; Snow; |
Occupations | Explorers |
Recreation | Hunting |
Topography | Islands; Lakes; Rivers |
Transportation | Canoes and canoeing |
Manufacturing and Industry | Fur trade |
War | Weapons |
Indian Tribe | Cree; Huron; Mascouten; Ojibwe; Ottawa |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 191 |
Author | Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710 |
Place of Publication | Boston |
Source Publisher | Prince Society |
Source Creation Date | 1885 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP012020 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 22 cm. |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | E186 P85 v.16 |
Series | Publications of the Prince Society ; v. 16 |
Full Text | Peter Efprit Radiffon. 191 place caves very deepe, caufed by the fame violence. We muft looke to ourfelves, and take time w^^ our fmall boats. The coaft of rocks is 5 or 6 leagues, and there fcarce a place to putt a boat in affurance from the waves. When the lake is agitated the waves goeth in thefe concavities w*^ force and make a moft horrible noife, moft like the fliooting of great guns. Some dayes afterwards we arrived to a very beautifull point of fand where there are 3 beautifull iflands,^^ that we called of y' Trinity ; there be 3 in triangle. From this place we difcovered a bay very deepe, where a river empties its felfe w^^ a noife for the quantitie & dept of y' water. We muft ftay there 3 dayes to wait for faire weather to make the Trainage, w"^^' was about 6 leagues wide. Soe dene, we came to the mouth of a fmall river, where we killed fome Orini- acks. We found meddows that weare fquared, and 10 leagues as fmooth as a boord. We went up fome 5 leagues further, where we found fome pools made by the caftors. We muft breake Jacques and Raynbault preached the trodu6lion to Parkman's Difcovery of Faith to a concourfe of Indians at the the Great IVeJi. There can be no outlet of Lake Superior. Then came doubt but that the " two daring traders tbe havoc and defolation of the Iroquois who in 1658 penetrated to Lake Supe- war, and for years further exploration rior" and dwelt on the great river, were was arreted. At length, in 1658, two Radiffon and Des Grofeilliers, who re- daring traders penetrated to Lake Supe- peated their journey a few years after, rior, wintered there, and brought back defcribed in this narrative. The "Pic- the tales they had heard of the ferocious tured Rocks " and the " Doric Rock " Sioux, and of a great weftern river on were io named in Governor Cafs's and which they dwelt. Two years later the Schoolcraft's Travels in 1820. aged Jefuit M^fnard attempted to plant ^4 «Three beautiful iflands." In a miffion on the fouthern Ihore of the Cafs's and Schoolcraft's Travels (1820) lake, but perifhed in the foreft by fam- through the chain of American lakes ine or the tomahawk. Allouez fucceeded thefe iflands are called Huron Iflands, him, explored a part of Lake Superior, and the bay beyond is marked on their and heard in his turn of the Sioux and map "Keweena Bay." their great river, the "Meffipi."—In- |
Event Date | 1659-1660 |
Event Years | 1659; 1660 |
Type | Text |