ILLUSTRATIONS: Map of the Ottawa Route (1640-1650), 202; Dollier and Galinée’s Explorations, 203; Lakes and the Mississippi, 206; Joliet’s Map (1673-74), 208; Fac-simile of Joliet’s Letter, 210; Joliet’s Larger Map (1674), 212, 213; Joliet’s Smaller Map, 214; Basin of the Great Lakes, 215; Joliet’s Carte Générale, 218; Marquette’s Genuine Map, 220; Mississippi Valley (1672-73), 221; Fort Frontenac, 222; Map by Franquelin (1682), 227; (1684), 228; (1688), 230-231; by Coronelli et Tillemon (1688), 232; by Raffeix (1688), 233; Ontario and Erie, by Raffeix (1688), 234; by Raudin, 235; La Salle’s Camp, 236; Map by Minet (1685), 237; Murder of La Salle, 243; Portrait of La Salle, 244. AUTOGRAPHS: Joliet, 204; Raffeix, 232; De Beaujeu, 234; Le Cavelier, 234. FATHER LOUIS HENNEPIN. _The Editor_ 247 ILLUSTRATIONS: Niagara Falls, 248; Hennepin’s Map (1683), 249; (1697), 251, 252-253; title of _New Discovery_, 256. BARON LA HONTAN. _The Editor_ 257 ILLUSTRATIONS: La Hontan’s Map (1709), 258, 259; (1703), 260; his Rivière Longue, 261. CHAPTER VI. THE JESUITS, RECOLLECTS, AND THE INDIANS. _John Gilmary Shea_ 263 ILLUSTRATIONS: Paul le Jeune, 272; Map of the Iroquois Country, 281. AUTOGRAPHS: Trouvé, 266; Fremin, 268; Gabriel Druilletes, 270; Bailloquet, 270; Albanel, 271; Dalmas, 271; Buteux, 271; Bigot, 273; De Noue, 273; Sébastien Rale, 273; Belmont, 275; Garnier, 276; Garreau, 277; Chabanel, 277; Gabriel Lalemant, 278; Raymbault, 279; Claude Dablon, 280; Menard, 280; D’Ailleboust, 282; Lamberville, 285; Picquet, 285. CRITICAL ESSAY 290 ILLUSTRATION: J. S. Clarke’s Map of the Mission Sites among the Iroquois, 293. THE JESUIT RELATIONS. _The Editor_ 295 ILLUSTRATIONS: A Canadian (_Creuxius_), 297; Map of Indian Tribes in the Ohio Valley (1600), 298; Map of Montreal and its Vicinity, 303; Map of the Site of Montreal (Lescarbot), 304; Map of the Huron Country, 305; Brebeuf, 307; Titlepage of the _Relation_ of 1662-63, 310; The Forts on the Sorel River (1662-63), 311; Map of Tracy’s Campaign (1666), 312; Jesuit Map of Lake Superior, 312; Plans of the Forts, 313; Madame de la Peltrie, 314. AUTOGRAPHS: A. Carayon, 295; Lafitau, 298; Cadwallader Colden, 299; Bresani, 305; Gabriel Druilletes, 306; Ragueneau, 307; Brebeuf, 307; Josephus Poncet, 308; Simon Le Moyne, 308; Margaret Bourgeois, 309; Francois Evesque de Petrée, 309; Menard, 309; Vignal, 310; Tracy, 311; Allouez, 311; Courcelle, 311; Le Mercier, 311; De Salignac, 312; Jacques Marquette, 313; Claude Dablon, 313; L. Jolliet, 315; Bigot, 315; Chaumonot, 316; Jacques Gravier, 316; Marest, 316. CHAPTER VII. FRONTENAC AND HIS TIMES. _George Stewart, Jr._ 317