History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . ? Ibidem p. 56. REV. ALPHONSUS BALDIN, S. J. Sioux and almost entirely depopulatedthe flourishing mission. This fatal eventhas been narrated by different writers invarious colors. For its truthfulness wemust rely on the Relations, for no onewas able to give a more nearly correctaccount, than those who were eye-wit-nesses. The story, as the Relations gi
History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . ? Ibidem p. 56. REV. ALPHONSUS BALDIN, S. J. Sioux and almost entirely depopulatedthe flourishing mission. This fatal eventhas been narrated by different writers invarious colors. For its truthfulness wemust rely on the Relations, for no onewas able to give a more nearly correctaccount, than those who were eye-wit-nesses. The story, as the Relations giveit, was undoubtedly written up by FatherDruillette who most likely was present in ? Ibidem p. 113. 40 HJSrORV OF THE DIOCESE Of the room where the terrible carnage tookplace. The report is, verbatim: The Nadouessi, a nation exceedinglynumerous and warlike, were the commonenemies of all the savages included underthe name of Outaouac, or upper Algon-quines. They even pushed forward theirarms vigorously toward the north; and,making war on the Kilistinons who dwellthere, rendered themselves everywhereterrible by their daring, their numbers,and their skill in Battle,—in which theyuse, among other weapons, knives of. REV. THOMAS OUELLET, S. J. Stones. Of these, they always carry two,one attached t(_) the girdle, the other sus-pended by the hair. However, a band ofwarriors from Ste. Marie du sault, hav-ing surprised them in their own countryand taken eighty of them prisoners, com-pelled them to sue for peace. For thispurpose, they sent to the sault ten of themost daring among them, to negotiateit. They were received with joy, as soonas the object of their coming was under-stood. It was the Kilistinons alone, whohave latelv arrived,—save some other named Missisaquis,—who not only ex-pressed their dissatisfaction in the mat-ter, but resolved moreover to prevent thepeace from being concluded. They evendetermined to massacre the ten ambassa-dors—a proceeding which made it neces-
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