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Peter Efprit Radiffon. 195 our armes and our prefence, who are the Gods of the earth among thofe people." They woundered very much att our refolution. The next day they went their way and we ftay for our affurance in the midft of many nations, being but two almoft ftarved for want of food. We went about to make a fort of ftakes, w^^ was in this manner, Suppofe that the watter fide had ben in one end; att the fame end there fliould be murtherers, and att need we made a baftion in a trianrfe to defend us from an affault The doore was neare the watter fide, our fire was in the midle, and our bed on the right hand, covered. There weare boughs of trees all about our fort layed a croffe, one uppon an other. Befides thefe boughs we had a long cord tyed w^^ fome fmall befls, w"^^ weare fenteryes. Finally, we made an ende of that fort in 2 dayes' time. We made an end of fome fifh that we putt by for neede. But as foone as we are lodged we went to fifh for more whflft the other kept the houfe. I was the fitteft to goe out, being yongeft. I tooke my gunne and goes where I never was before, fo I choofed not one way before another. I went to the wood fome 3 or 4 miles. I find a fmall brooke, where I walked by y^ fid awhile, w'^' brought me into meddowes. There was a poole where weare a good ftore of buftards. I began to creepe though I might come neare. Thought to be in Canada, where y^ fowle is feared away; but the poore crea¬ tures, feeing me flatt uppon the ground, thought I was a beaft as well as they, fo they come neare me, whifling like gofflings, thinking to frighten me. The whiftling that I made them heare was another mufick then theirs. There I killed 3 and the reft feared, w^^ nevertheleffe came to that place
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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 | 195 |
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 | TP012024 |
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. 195 our armes and our prefence, who are the Gods of the earth among thofe people." They woundered very much att our refolution. The next day they went their way and we ftay for our affurance in the midft of many nations, being but two almoft ftarved for want of food. We went about to make a fort of ftakes, w^^ was in this manner, Suppofe that the watter fide had ben in one end; att the fame end there fliould be murtherers, and att need we made a baftion in a trianrfe to defend us from an affault The doore was neare the watter fide, our fire was in the midle, and our bed on the right hand, covered. There weare boughs of trees all about our fort layed a croffe, one uppon an other. Befides thefe boughs we had a long cord tyed w^^ fome fmall befls, w"^^ weare fenteryes. Finally, we made an ende of that fort in 2 dayes' time. We made an end of fome fifh that we putt by for neede. But as foone as we are lodged we went to fifh for more whflft the other kept the houfe. I was the fitteft to goe out, being yongeft. I tooke my gunne and goes where I never was before, fo I choofed not one way before another. I went to the wood fome 3 or 4 miles. I find a fmall brooke, where I walked by y^ fid awhile, w'^' brought me into meddowes. There was a poole where weare a good ftore of buftards. I began to creepe though I might come neare. Thought to be in Canada, where y^ fowle is feared away; but the poore crea¬ tures, feeing me flatt uppon the ground, thought I was a beaft as well as they, fo they come neare me, whifling like gofflings, thinking to frighten me. The whiftling that I made them heare was another mufick then theirs. There I killed 3 and the reft feared, w^^ nevertheleffe came to that place |
Event Date | 1659-1660 |
Event Years | 1659; 1660 |
Type | Text |