ABNAKIS, an Algonquin tribe, 7. ACADIA, old name for Nova Scotia and adjacent region, 106. ACCAU, a companion of Father Hennepin in exploration, 293. ACOMANS, a tribe of Pueblo Indians, 10. ALEXANDER THE GREAT, story of fountain of immortality, 78, note. ALGONQUINS, one of the great divisions of the Indian race, 4, its range and its families, 7; close allies of the French, 114; shiftless and improvident, often relieved by them, 124; those of Massachusetts thriftier, 109, note. ALLOUEZ, FATHER, noted missionary; one of his speeches, 147. ANNAPOLIS, originally Port Royal; re-named for Queen Anne, 111. APACHES, an offshoot of Athapascan stock, 7. APPALACHEE, probably southwestern Georgia, supposed to be rich in gold, 82. ASSICKMACK, Indian name for whitefish, 206; much prized, 206, note. ATHAPASCANS, a native stock; one of the larger divisions of Indian race, 7. AUBRY, NICHOLAS, his perilous adventure, 106. AYLLON, LUCAS VASQUEZ DE, his treachery punished, 70. BASQUES, early activity of, on northern coasts of America, 53; resist the royal monopoly of fur-trade, 122. BAYAGOULAS, THE, a tribe on the Mississippi, 281. BERING SEA, probably once dry land, 3. BIENVILLE, JEAN BAPTISTE LEMOYNE DE, comes to Louisiana, 280; founds New Orleans, 183; adversity in closing years, 285. BILOXI, site of first French settlement on Gulf of Mexico, 282. BIMINI, fabled fountain of immortality, 78. BOISRONDET, SIEUR DE, narrow escape from starvation, 247. BRANT ROCK, Champlain's stop there, 109. BREBEUF, FATHER, an early French missionary, 152. BRETONS, THE, early frequented the Newfoundland fisheries, 54. BRULE, ETIENNE, Champlain's interpreter, 133. CALUMET, or peace-pipe, old description of, 178, note. CAP BLANC, name which Champlain gave to Cape Cod, 110. CAP ROUGE, fortified by Cartier; seat of Roberval's settlement, 63. CARTIER, JACQUES, his first voyage, 54; his duplicity, 55; believed that he had found sea-route to India, 56; in second voyage explored the St. Lawrence, 57; names Mont Royal (later Montreal), 60; his fearful experience, 61; his treachery, 62; his last voyage futile, 62. CARVER, JONATHAN, early traveler, describes remains of ancient fortification, 301, note; and Falls of St. Anthony, 306, note. CAT ISLAND (Ile des Chats), origin of name, 281. CATLIN, GEORGE, 322; his theory of the origin of the Mandans, 326. CAVELIER, ROBERT, SIEUR DE LA SALLE. _See_ La Salle. CAYUGAS, a tribe of the Iroquois League, 9. CENIS INDIANS, branch of Caddo (Pawnee) family, visited by La Salle, 269. CHALEUR, BAY OF, name how originating, 54.