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Peter Efprit Radiffon. 221
forced to make cariages 5 dayes through the woods. After we mett w*^' a company that did us a great deale of fervice, ffor they carryed what we had, and arrived att the appointed place before 3 dayes ended. Here we made a fort Att our arrivall we found att leaft 20 cottages full.
One very faire evening we went to finde v^hat we hide be¬ fore, w"^ we finde in a good condition. We went about to execut our refolution, fforfeeing that we muft ftay that yeare there, ffor w"^^ wee weare not very ferry, being refolved to know what we heard before. We waited untill the Ice fliould vanifh, but received [news] that the Odanaks built a fort on the point that formes that Bay, w^^ re- fembles a fmall lake. We went towards it w^^ all fpeede. We had a great ftore of booty w'^^ we would not truft to y^ wildmen, ffor the occafion makes y^ thiefe. We over- loaded our flide on that rotten Ice, and the further we went the Sun was ftronger, w"^ made our Trainage have more difficultie. I feeing my brother fo ftrained, I tooke y^ flide, w*"^ was heavier then mine, and he mine. Being in that extent above foure leagues from y® ground, we funke downe above the one halfe of y' legge in the Ice, and muft advance in fpight of our teeth. To leave our booty was to undoe us. We ftrived fo that I hurted myfelfe in fo much that I could not ftand up right, nor any further. This putt us in great trouble. Uppon this I advifed my brother to leave me w* his flide. We putt the two fleds one by an¬ other. I tooke fome cloathes to cover mee. After I ftripped myfelfe from my wett cloathes, I layed myfelfe downe on the flide; my brother leaves me to the keeping of that good God. We had not above two leagues more to goe. He makes
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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 | 221 |
| 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 | TP012050 |
| 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. 221 forced to make cariages 5 dayes through the woods. After we mett w*^' a company that did us a great deale of fervice, ffor they carryed what we had, and arrived att the appointed place before 3 dayes ended. Here we made a fort Att our arrivall we found att leaft 20 cottages full. One very faire evening we went to finde v^hat we hide be¬ fore, w"^ we finde in a good condition. We went about to execut our refolution, fforfeeing that we muft ftay that yeare there, ffor w"^^ wee weare not very ferry, being refolved to know what we heard before. We waited untill the Ice fliould vanifh, but received [news] that the Odanaks built a fort on the point that formes that Bay, w^^ re- fembles a fmall lake. We went towards it w^^ all fpeede. We had a great ftore of booty w'^^ we would not truft to y^ wildmen, ffor the occafion makes y^ thiefe. We over- loaded our flide on that rotten Ice, and the further we went the Sun was ftronger, w"^ made our Trainage have more difficultie. I feeing my brother fo ftrained, I tooke y^ flide, w*"^ was heavier then mine, and he mine. Being in that extent above foure leagues from y® ground, we funke downe above the one halfe of y' legge in the Ice, and muft advance in fpight of our teeth. To leave our booty was to undoe us. We ftrived fo that I hurted myfelfe in fo much that I could not ftand up right, nor any further. This putt us in great trouble. Uppon this I advifed my brother to leave me w* his flide. We putt the two fleds one by an¬ other. I tooke fome cloathes to cover mee. After I ftripped myfelfe from my wett cloathes, I layed myfelfe downe on the flide; my brother leaves me to the keeping of that good God. We had not above two leagues more to goe. He makes haft |
| Event Date | 1659-1660 |
| Event Years | 1659; 1660 |
| Type | Text |