Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . so the Ohio River. But he wished to do far more. To secure aidin carrying out his plans, therefore, he went toFrance in 1677 and obtained the Kings permissionto explore the Mississippi River. He had twomain purposes. The first was to establish tradingposts at various points on the Great Lakes andalong the Mississippi River, and the second, toplant a colony and fort at the mouth of the Missis-sippi. In this way he hoped to carry on an exten-sive fur trade and to make it secure by having acolony to protect the fur traders. THE VOYAGE OF THE G
Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . so the Ohio River. But he wished to do far more. To secure aidin carrying out his plans, therefore, he went toFrance in 1677 and obtained the Kings permissionto explore the Mississippi River. He had twomain purposes. The first was to establish tradingposts at various points on the Great Lakes andalong the Mississippi River, and the second, toplant a colony and fort at the mouth of the Missis-sippi. In this way he hoped to carry on an exten-sive fur trade and to make it secure by having acolony to protect the fur traders. THE VOYAGE OF THE GRIFFIN On his return from France he at once began tobuild a vessel with which to explore the was built above the Falls of Niagara and wasnamed the Griffin. But at the very outset he had to contend withmany difficulties. The ship which was bringing to Caralicr <lc La Salic 1ST the Niagara Kiver the outfit for the Griffin waswrecked on Lake Ontario, and nearly e\crytliiim1 » • * * but the anchors and rigging for the new vessel was. On the way to Fort Frontcnac for supplies lost. To obtain new supplies, La Salic was obligedto leave his friend Tonti in charge of the shipsbuilding, while he himself, with two men and a dog 188 American Explorers to drag the baggage on a sledge, set out in Febru-ary for Fort Frontenac, at the lower end of LakeOntario. He had to travel two hundred and fifty milesthrough the forests, and this journey took him along time. He did not return until the middle ofthe next summer. But when he came back hefound that the Griffin, under Tontis direction, hadbeen finished in his absence. This cheered him,and, the new outfit being adjusted, the Griffin waslaunched. It was the first vessel that ever glidedover the waters of Lake Erie. On August 7th he and his crew started on theirlong voyage. They met with many storms. Butin September they reached Green Bay, where anadvance party of fifteen men, whom La Salle hadsent out the year before to gathe
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