. Michigan historical collections . uire these objects? Did the old Frenchtrading post at Three Rivers date back to that time? Were they re-ceived in trade at Three Rivers, or did they come from the trading ^^Harlan I. Smith, in a letter, says: Judging from the photographs I am in-clined to think that the skulls are those of Indians, although in the case of oneor two I think it is difficult to tell from the photographs; however, the objectsfound with them make it almost certain that they are India,ns. ^•Mr, C. M. Burton, in a letter, says: I hardly believe a Frenchman or a whiteman would be bu
. Michigan historical collections . uire these objects? Did the old Frenchtrading post at Three Rivers date back to that time? Were they re-ceived in trade at Three Rivers, or did they come from the trading ^^Harlan I. Smith, in a letter, says: Judging from the photographs I am in-clined to think that the skulls are those of Indians, although in the case of oneor two I think it is difficult to tell from the photographs; however, the objectsfound with them make it almost certain that they are India,ns. ^•Mr, C. M. Burton, in a letter, says: I hardly believe a Frenchman or a whiteman would be buried with a crown upon his head. The fact that the crown orheaddress is there, indicates to me that the person was an Indian of some im-portance. Further, he says: The inscription of Montreal on some of the silver-work indicates a date subsequent to 1760, and even a much later date in all proba-bility. The French name for Montreal was Ville Marie and I think that this wasthe name usually employed, so long as the Ftench COLL^rTION OF INDIAN HKLHS IUOAI P. T. Ill ;i :K S r 1 •( 111 lllKli; KIVIKS. MH II FRENCH AND INDIAN FOOTPRINTS AT THREE RIVERS 3^3 posts at Fort St. Joseph or Detroit? What Avas the early history of theFrench in Three Rivers? In the spring of 1675, Father Marquette,^ on his return from theIllinois, passed up the east coast of Lake Michigan on his way to Mich-illimackinac. It is possible, that he entered the St. Joseph River, butif so, he could not have explored it far, for he was then a dying man,and did die near Ludington,^^ before he reached his destination. It is also quite possible that French traders may have visited thisregion before that date; but no record has been preserved to tell usof their coming. The first record of the French on the St. Joseph isgiven in the account of the trip of La Salle by way of the St. Josephand Kankakee rivers to Illinois in 1679.^^ He reached the St. Josephin August, 1679, built a trading post with palisades
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