[Footnote 40: Their name, as stated by Nicolet and preserved in the _Relation_ of 1640, was Baouichtigouin; given in the _Relation_ of 1642, as Paüoitigoüeieuhak--"inhabitants of the falls;" in the _Relation_ of 1648, as Paouitagoung--"nation of the Sault;" on Du Creux' map of 1660, "Pasitig8ecü;" and they were sometimes known as Paouitingouach-irini--"the men of the shallow cataract." They were estimated, in 1671, at one hundred and fifty souls. They then united with other kindred nations. By the French, these tribes, collectively, were called Sauteurs; but they were known to the Iroquois as Estiaghicks, or Stiagigroone--the termination, _roone_, meaning men, being applied to Indians of the Algonquin family. They were designated by the Sioux as Raratwaus or "people of the falls." They were the ancestors of the modern Otchipwes, or Ojibwas (Chippewas).] [Footnote 41: That this was the location in 1641 is certain. Shea's _Catholic Missions_, p. 184. In 1669, it was, probably, still at the foot of the rapids, on the southern side. _Id._, p. 361. Besides, when the missionaries first visited the Sault, they were informed that the place had been occupied for a long period. The falls are correctly marked upon Champlain's map of 1632.] [Footnote 42: The earliest delineation, to any extent, of the present State of Michigan, is that to be found on Du Creux' Map of 1660, where the two peninsulas are very well represented in outline.] [Footnote 43: The names of the tribes thus far visited by Nicolet, and their relative positions, are shown in the following from Vimont (_Relation_, 1640, p. 34), except that the "cheueux releuez" were not called upon by him until his return: "I'ay dit qu'à l'entrée du premier de ces Lacs se rencontrent les Hurons; les quittans pour voguer plus haut dans le lac, on truue au Nord les Ouasouarim, plus haut sont les Outchougai, plus haut encore à l'embouchure du fleuue qui vient du Lac Nipisin sont les Atchiligoüan. Au delà sur les mesmes riues de ceste mer douce sont les Amikoüai, ou la nation du Castor, au Sud desquels est vne Isle dans ceste mer douce longue d'enuiron trente lieuës habitée des Outaouan, ce sont peuples venus de la nation des cheueux releuez. Apres les Amikoüai sur les mesmes riues du grand lac sont les Oumisagai, qu'on passe pour venir à Baouichtigouin, c'est à dire, à la nation des gens du Sault, pource qu'en effect il y a vn Sault qui se iette en cet endroit dans la mer douce."] [Footnote 44: Lake Superior is distinctly marked on Champlain's map of 1632, where it appears as "Grand Lac." Was it seen by Nicolet? This is a question which will probably never be answered to the satisfaction of the historian.] [Footnote 45: Sault Sainte Marie (pronounced _soo-saint-máry_), county-seat of Chippewa county, Michigan, fifteen miles below the outlet of Lake Superior.]