HURON INDIANS, more advanced than Algonquins, 134; Champlain visits their country, 134.
IBERVILLE, PIERRE LEMOYNE DE, comes to Louisiana, 280.
ILE DES CHATS (Cat Island), why so called, 281.
ILLINOIS INDIANS, branch of Algonquin Family, harassed by Iroquois and Sioux, 238, 244 _et seq._
INDIANS, probable origin of, 3; of one blood, 4.
IROQUOIS, one of the great divisions of the Indian race, 4; IROQUOIS LEAGUE, 27 _et seq._, why relentless towards Hurons and Eries, 28.
"JESUIT RELATIONS," Value of, as historical material, 149.
JESUITS, Great activity of, in early history of Canada, 149; their policy to establish missions, 151.
JOGUES, FATHER, Jesuit missionary, discovers Lake George, 149; his heroism, 158; his pathetic end, 164.
JOLIET, Louis, 171; sent with Father Marquette to explore the Mississippi, 172; their route, 172 _et seq._, meet with friendly Illinois, 177; receive gift of peace-pipe, 178; pass Missouri and Ohio Rivers, 180; in danger, above mouth of Arkansas River, 181; saved by exhibiting peace-pipe, 181; start on return voyage, 182; what they accomplished, 183; Joliet's misfortune, 184; Marquette's death, 184.
JOUTEL, a lieutenant of La Salle, in command of fort, 267.
KANKAKEE RIVER, route followed by La Salle, 237.
KASKASKIA, famous village of the Illinois, visited by Joliet and Marquette, 183.
KEOKUK, site of, near place where Joliet and Marquette met friendly Illinois, 179.
KEWEENAW POINT, its wealth in copper, 210.
KINGSTON, Ontario, Fort Frontenac near the site of, 228.
LA BARRE, successor of Frontenac as Governor of Canada, hostile to La Salle, 257.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN discovered by Champlain, 127.
LAKE GEORGE, route through, the Indian thoroughfare, 127, note.
LAKE NIPISSING, on the Ottawa River route, 133.
LAKE PEPIN, for whom called, 301; remains of ancient fortification near, 301, note.
LAKE SIMCOE, on route of Hurons to Iroquois country, 135.
LAKE SUPERIOR explored by Radisson and Groseillers, 201 _et seq._
LA SALLE, SIEUR DE, early connection with the Jesuits, 225; comes to Canada, 225; goes exploring, 226; becomes a supporter of Frontenac, 227; goes to France and wins the King, 228; in command of Fort Frontenac, 229; his ambition, 229; visits France and procures extraordinary commission, 230; begins his great exploration, 231, builds stronghold at mouth of Niagara River, 232; builds first vessel launched on Upper Lakes, 233; sails on his great enterprise, 234; the "Griffin," 235; goes in canoes down Illinois River, 238; allies himself with the Illinois, 239; builds Fort Crèvecoeur, 240; reaches the Mississippi, 245; starts for the Gulf of Mexico, 250; adventures by the way, 251 _et seq._, reaches the Gulf, 254; bestows the name Louisiana, 254; hardships and hostility on return voyage, 255; goes to France, 257; appears on coast of Texas, 261, his purpose, 262; his difficulties and his dilemma, 263 _et seq._; mistake of his pilots, 264; loss of his vessels, 264, 265; loss of men by sickness and Indians, 266; builds fort at Lavaca, 266; vainly seeks the Mississippi, 266 _et seq._; sets out for Canada, 272; assassinated, 275; what he had achieved, 275; by whom his plan was carried out, 278 _et seq._