The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 68
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Excerpt from The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 68: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France; 1610-1791 Following is a synopsis of the documents contained in this volume: CCII. Pierre Laure writes to his superior a report (dated March 13, 1730) of the Saguenay mission, of which he has charge; it covers the nine years which he has spent there. He begins with a general description of the Saguenay region, which has but four permanent posts - Tadoussac, Chicoutimi, the Jérémie Islets, and the Moisic River. Laure notes in detail the peculiar characteristics of the Saguenay River, and graphically describes some of his experiences in traveling on "this capricious river" in stormy weather. He also describes Lake St. John and some of its tributaries - especially one which rolls down in its waters many curiously-shaped stones. He gives an account of the Mistassin Indians and their religious beliefs; among them he finds a tradition of the deluge, and the assertion that on one of their mountains still lie some remains of "the great Canoe." Laure praises their gentleness and simplicity, and especially admires their sobriety - for, unlike other savages, they neither desire nor relish "fire-water." One of the curiosities of their country is a cave of white marble, regarded with superstitious reverence by the savages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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