Early Mackinac A sketch, historical and descriptive . tely known. Atany rate it was the same military occupation, and thesame Fort Michilimackinac, irrespective of the timeof change in the site. It stood about half a mile fromthe present Light House, and southAvesterly from therailroad station; and was so close to the waters edgethat when the wind was in the west the waves wouldoften break into the stockade. Its site is plainlyvisible to-day, and visitors still find relics in thesand. After the conquest of Canada by the English, inthe deciding battle of Quebec on the heights of Abra-ham in 175
Early Mackinac A sketch, historical and descriptive . tely known. Atany rate it was the same military occupation, and thesame Fort Michilimackinac, irrespective of the timeof change in the site. It stood about half a mile fromthe present Light House, and southAvesterly from therailroad station; and was so close to the waters edgethat when the wind was in the west the waves wouldoften break into the stockade. Its site is plainlyvisible to-day, and visitors still find relics in thesand. After the conquest of Canada by the English, inthe deciding battle of Quebec on the heights of Abra-ham in 1759, all this country around came nnder theEuglish flag. The Indians, however, liked better theErench dominion and their personal relations withthe Erench people than they did the English sway andEnglish associations, and they did not take kindly tothe transfer. One reason for this preference is saidto been that the Erench were accustomed to payrespect to all the Indians religious or superstitiousobservances, whereas an Englishman or an American. PONTIACS CONSPIRACY 33 was apt, either to take no pains to conceal his con-tempt for their superstitions or to speak out bhuitlyagainst them. To this can be added the well knownfact of the greater readiness of the French to inter-marry and domesticate with the Indian.^ This strong feeling of discontent nnder the changeof emjiire, on the part of the Indians, was faniie(land skillfully directed by that great leader an<l dip-lomate, Pontiac; ^ and Tlie Conspiracy of Pon-tiac is the well-known title of one of Parkmansseries of North American history. This conspiracywas no less than a deep and comprehensive scheme,matured by this most crafty savage chief, for a gen-eral Indian rising, in which all English forts, fromthe south to the upper lakes, were to be attacked si-multaneously, and the English rule forever de-stroyed. The Indians would vauntingly say, Youhave conquered the Erench, but you have not con-quered ns. Out of twelve for
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