The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . 22 THE NORTHWEST TERRITO^^Y. request of M. Talon, who earnestly desired to extend the domain of hisking, and to ascertain whether the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexicoor the Pacific Ocean, Marquette wi
The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . 22 THE NORTHWEST TERRITO^^Y. request of M. Talon, who earnestly desired to extend the domain of hisking, and to ascertain whether the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexicoor the Pacific Ocean, Marquette with Joliet, as commander of the expe-dition, prepared for the undertaking. On the 13th of May, 1673, the explorers, accompanied by five assist-ant French Canadians, set out from Mackinaw on their daring voyage ofdiscovery. The Indians, who gathered to witness their departure, wereastonished at the boldness of the undertaking, and endeavored to dissuadethem from their purpose by representing the tribes on the Mississippi asexceedingly savage and cruel, and the river itself as full of all sorts offrightful monsters ready to swallow them and their canoes together. But,nothing daunted by these terrific descriptions, Marquette told them hewas willing not only to encounter all the perils of the unknown regionthey were about to explore, but to lay down his life in a cause in whichthe salvatio
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