. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . This brave dis-appeared for several months still nursing his passion. On hisreturn, he sought for—and found—his white rival, whom heruthlessly shot while in company with his dusky incident is said to have occurred in the immediate vicinityof Websters Falls, in West Flamboro. What course the intrepid LaSalle pursued immediately afterthis separation is veiled in obscurity. He continued his explor-ations over the continent, assisted in building the Griffin, thefirst vessel to sail on Lake Erie, established a fort at the mo
. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . This brave dis-appeared for several months still nursing his passion. On hisreturn, he sought for—and found—his white rival, whom heruthlessly shot while in company with his dusky incident is said to have occurred in the immediate vicinityof Websters Falls, in West Flamboro. What course the intrepid LaSalle pursued immediately afterthis separation is veiled in obscurity. He continued his explor-ations over the continent, assisted in building the Griffin, thefirst vessel to sail on Lake Erie, established a fort at the mouthof the Niagara, and claims to have discovered the Ohio. Be-ing of a haughty and overbearing disposition, he soon earned COUNTY OK WENT WORTH, 27 the hearty dislike of his subordinates. This increased until ildeveloped into a bitter hatred. A conspiracy was formed, andin the prime of his manhood—at the early a<(e of forty-threehe was foully murdered. Thus closed the career of one of thegreatest explorers that ever visited this continent. Li ^\. 28 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHAPTER II. The Indians — Their Towns — Their Houses—Their Food — Canni-bals — Art of Carving — Art of Pottery— Use of Metals— CopperTools — Manner of Warfare — Fortified Towns — One in Beverly-Scene of a Great Tribal Battle — Another in East Flamboro—IndianTown of Tinatona — Town near Troy — Town in Ancaster — Camp-ing Grounds — Game — Indian Town near Lake Medad — Whycalled Lake Medad — Ossuaries — Relics — Axes — Feasts of theDead as Described by a Jesuit Missionary — The Mourners — TheFuneral Rites — The Hurons — The Iroquois — The Neuters — Char-acter of the Iroquois— Six Nation Indians — Private Collections ofIndian Antiquities. When America was first discovered by Europeans the in-habitants along the coast were called Indians, from the suppo-sition that Columbus had reached India. This name was everafter applied to all the aborigin
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