The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle; As Related by His Faithful Lieutenant, Henri de Tonty His Missionary Colleagues, Fathers Zenobius Membre, Louis Hannepin, and Anastasius Douay His Early Biographer, Father Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...easy to recognize them in the Quigata, Quipana, Pacaha or Cayas of De Soto's expedi-ents and tokens of our coming in peace and friendship. On the 22d or 2Oth we reached the Taensa, who dwell around a little lake formed in the land by the River Mississippi. They have eight villages. The walls of their houses are made of earth mixed with straw; the roof is of canes, which form a dome adorned with paintings; they have wooden beds and much other furniture, and even ornaments in their temples, where they in-tion. Marquette, in his journal, first gives the name "Akamsea," which has remained to this day on his map. He gives near them the Papi-kaha and Atotchasi. Father Membre here mentions three towns of the tribe, but does not name them. Tonty does, and has on the Mississippi the M Kappas, and inland the Toyengan, or Tongenga, the Toriman, and the Osotonoy, or Assotoue. The latter is, indeed, his post, but old deeds show a village lay opposite, which probably gave its name. On the next expedition Father Anastasius writes Kappa, Doginga, Toriman and Osotteoez, which Joutel repeats, changing Doginga to Tongenga, and Osotteoez to Otsotchove. In 1721 Father Charlevoix writes them the Kappas, Tore-mans, Topingas and Sothouis, adding another tribe, the Ouyapes, though there were still but four villages. In 1729 Father Poisson places them all on the Arkansas--the Tourimans and Ton-gingas nine leagues from the mouth by the lower branch, the Sauthpuis three leagues further, and the Kappas still higher up. The only material difference is in the Atotchasi, Otsotchove, Osotteoez, Ossotonoy, Assotoue, or Sothouis, in which, however, there is similarity enough to establish identity. They call themselves Oguapas, and never use the term "Arkansas."--(Nuttal.) ter the...