painting theodore gudin titled la salle s expedition louisiana in 1684. ship on left la belle, in middle le joly, , l aimable right. @ entrance matagorda bay
in 1679, la salle s expedition built fort conti @ mouth of niagara river on lake ontario. there loaded supplies fort frontenac smaller boats (canoes or bateaux), continue shallow , swiftly flowing lower niagara river location of lewiston, new york. there iroquois had well-established portage route bypassed rapids , cataract later known niagara falls.
la salle built le griffon, seven-cannon, 45-ton barque, on upper niagara river @ or near cayuga creek. launched on august 7, 1679.
la salle sailed in le griffon lake erie lake huron, huron michilimackinac , on present-day green bay, wisconsin. le griffon left niagara load of furs, never seen again. continued men in canoes down western shore of lake michigan, rounding southern end mouth of miami river (now st. joseph river), built stockade in january 1680. called fort miami (now known st. joseph, michigan). there waited tonti , party, had crossed lower michigan peninsula on foot.
tonti arrived on november 20; on december 3, entire party set off st. joseph, followed until had take portage @ present-day south bend, indiana. crossed kankakee river , followed illinois river. there built fort crèvecoeur, later led development of present-day peoria, illinois. la salle set off on foot fort frontenac supplies. while gone, soldiers @ ft. crevecoeur mutinied, destroyed fort, , exiled tonti, whom had left in charge. later captured mutineers on lake ontario, before rendezvousing tonti @ st. ignace, michigan.
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