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Niagara Falls. The First Vessel ever launched on the Upper Lakes. Great Hardships of the Journey. Arrival in the Country of the Illinois. Fort Crèvecoeur built. Perilous Journey back to Canada. La Salle starts again for the Illinois Country. Iroquois Atrocities and Cannibalism. La Salle goes as far as the Mississippi and returns. Tonty's Perilous Experiences. Boisrondet's Ingenuity saves his Life.
Once a jagged edge wounded me, yet I dare not release my grip, or utter a sound. I sank down, down, the strain ever greater on my nerves. I retained no knowledge of distance, but grew apprehensive of what awaited me below. Would the rope reach to the rock? Would I swing clear? Even as these thoughts began to horrify, I felt a hand grip me, and Boisrondet's whisper gave cheerful greeting.
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