We therefore remained awake during the rest of the night....
On the following morning two Frenchmen arrived from Father Albanel's cabin very opportunely, and kindled a great fire on the snow....

After this we resumed our journey on the same lake, and at last reached the spot where Father Albanel was....

A serious injury, caused by the fall of a heavy load upon his loins, prevented him from moving, and still more, from performing a missionary's duties." One of the Jesuit fathers, Allouez, in founding the station of St.
Francois Xavier on Green Bay, Lake Michigan, had gained further information about the wonderful Mississippi, which he called "Messi Sipi".

He also thoroughly explored Lake Nipigon, to the north of Lake Superior.

In 1669 two missionaries, named Dollier de Casson and Galinee, started from the seminary of St.Sulpice (Montreal) to reach the great tribes of the far west, supposed to be eager to learn of Christianity and known to be much more tractable than the Iroquois.
These two missionaries, in their expedition of seven canoes and twenty-one Amerindians, were accompanied by a remarkable young man commonly known as La Salle, but whose real name was Robert Cavalier.[7] [Footnote 7: La Salle was the name of his property in France.] Before leaving Lake Ontario, they actually passed the mouth of the Niagara River and heard the falls, but had not sufficient curiosity to leave their canoes and walk a short distance to see them.