The Mississippi basin ... The struggle in America between England and France 1697-1763

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CHAPTER I. The Mississippi Basin at the End op the Seventeenth Century 1

Illustrations : The Natchez Country, after Danville (1732), 7 ; The Upper Mississippi and the Mille Lacs Region, after Humphrej's and Abbot (1861), 9 ; The Ohio Basin, after the Same, 19 ; The Green Bay Portage, after Marcel's Reproductions, 23 ; Colden's Map, showing the Northern Portages, 25 ; The Divide between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Basin, by Humphreys and Abbot, 27 ; The Northern Portages in Joliet's Time, after Marcel's Reproductions, 28, 29 ; The Heads of the Yellowstone and Snake Rivers, after Hmnphreys and Abbot, 31.

Chapter II

Illustrations : The Mississippi in La Salle's Time, 34 ; The Gulf Coast defectively mapped (1728), 35 ; Portrait of Iberville, 37 ; Roggeveen's Map of the Gulf Coast (1675), 39 ; The Lower Mississippi Basin, after Humphreys and Abbot (1861), 41 ; Coxe's Map of Carolana (1722), 44, 45 ; Mitchell's Map (1755) of Colonel Welch's Route (1698), 47 ; Danville's Carte de la Louisiane, 49 ; Jefferys' Lower Mississippi (1759), 50 ; Homann's Lower Mississippi with Tonty's Route, 51 ; JefiPerys' Map of Fort L'Huillier and the Trail to the Pawnees, 53 ; La Salle's and Iberville's Explorations, 55 ; Portrait of Bienville, 57 ; Danville's Map of the Gulf Coast (1732), 59.

CHAPTER IIL

Illustrations : Delisle's Map of the Gulf Coast, 75 ; Franquelin's Map of the Mississippi, 77 ; La Potherie's Carte Generalle de la Nouvelle France (1722), 79 ; The Mille Lacs Region, 81 ; La Hontan's Rivifere Longue, 82.

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CHAPTER IV. CKOZAf AND Trade. 1710-1719 83

Illustrations : French Soldiers (1710), 84 ; Red River Basin, after Humphreys and Abbot's Basins of the Mississippi (1861), 89 ; Broutiu's Carte des Natchitoches (1722), 91 ; Homann's Map (1720), showing the Routes of St. Denis, 93 ; The Red River Region, after Danville's Louisiane, 95 ; Quivira, etc., by Palairet and Delaroche, 97.

Chapter V

Illustrations : Portrait of John Law, 100 ; Bill of the Banque Royale, 103 ; Country of the Padoucas, etc., 105 ; Law's Map of Louisiana, 107 ; Arms of the Mississippi Company, 107 ; Quinquempoix, 109.

CHAPTER VI. The Barriers of Louisiana. 1710-1720 Ill

Illustrations : The Upper Mississippi, from the Gentleman's Magazine (1763), 113 ; The Great Lake of the West, from Popple's Map (1732), 113 ; Danville's Map of the Upper Lakes, 117 ; Map of the Illinois Country, 119; Kaskaskia and its Vicinity, 121 ; Governor Spotswood's Route to the Valley of Virginia, 129 ; Indian Map of Traders' Paths, 132.

Chapter VII

Illustrations : Lafitau's Map of North America, 137 ; De Fer's Map of Santa F4 and the Far Country, 139 ; The Missouri and the Country of the Padoucas, by Bowen and Gibson, 140 ; Dr. James Smith's Map of Louisiana, 142, 143 ; Danville's Upper Mississippi, 147 ; Dumont's Plan of New Orleans, 151 ; The Middle Mississippi, by Bowen and Gibson, 153 ; Mitchell's Map of the Cenis' Country, 155.

Chapter VIII

Illustration : The Indian Trail from the Shenandoah, 169.

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Chapter IX

The Rivalries of Fkance, England, and Spain. 1730-1710 . . 171 Illustrations : Keith's Map of Virginia, 181 ; Fort Rosalie and Vii'inity, 189.

Chapter X

Illustrations : Jeft'erys' Map of V($rendrye's Forts and the River of the West, 195 ; Boweu and Gibson's Sioux Country, (1763), 197 ; Vaugondy's Amerique Septentrionale (1750), 205 ; Buaohe's Mer de I'Oaest (1752), 207 ; Delisle's Carle d'Amerique (1722), 208 ; Buache's Mer de V Quest (1752), 209 ; Le Rouge's River of the West (1746), 215.

CHAPTER XL

Illustration : Kitchin's Map of the French Settlements (1747), 226, 227.

CHAPTER XII. The Portals op the Ohio Valley. 1740-1749 229

Illustrations : Parts of Fry and Jefferson's Map of Virginia, 231, 233, 237; Lewis 'Evans's Map of Pensilvania (1749), 240, 241 ; Evans's Middle British Colonies (1758), 244, 245 ; Andrews's New Map of the United States (1783), 247 ; One of C^loron's Plates, 253 ; Map of C^loron's March, 256, 257.

CHAPTER XIIL

Illustrations : Map of the Erie Portages, 261 ; Adair's Map of the Indian Nations, 262, 263 ; Dumont's Chickasaw and Choctaw Country, 265 ; Danville's North America, showing Position of Southern Tribes, 267 ; Le Page du Pratz's Map (1757), 269 ; Timberlake's Cherokee Country, 270 ; Indian Map, by Kitchin, of the Cherokee Country, 272, 273 ; Covens and Mortier's Cherokee Country (1758), 275.

Chapter XIV

Illustrations : Boundary of Carolina and Virginia, 278 ; Mitchell's Frontier Settlements (1775), 281 ; Colonel Cresap's

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Map of the Sources of the Potomac, 283 ; Mitchell's Map of the Route of Christopher Gist, 291 ; Danville's Ohio Valley, 295 ; Hutchius's Kapids of the Ohio, 296 ; Howell's Map of the French Creek Route, 297 ; Sketch of the French Creek Route, 298, 299 ; Le Rouge's Map of the Route from Duquesne, 301 ; Evans's Middle British Colonies, corrected by Powuall, 304, 305 ; Part of Fry and Jefferson's Map of Virginia, 313.

Chapter XV

The Rival Claimants for North America. 1497-1755. . . . 316 Illustrations : Map froxn the Memoires des Commissaires du Roi (1757), 319, 320, 321 ; Part of Bowen and Gibson's North America (1763), 328, 329 ; Mitchell's Map of the Wabash River (1755), 333.

The Transition from War to War. 1760-1762 403

Chapter XXI

Illustrations : Jefferys' Map of the Proposed Neutral Territory, 416 ; Jefferys' Map of the Canadian Northwest, 421 ; Part of

CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. ix

the Map of the Coiiipagnio Frangoise, 423 ; Vaiuler Aa's Canada, 4'^5 ; Map of North America, from the Gentleman's Magazine (December, 1755), 4-7 ; Jelferys' Map of Lake Winnipeg and tlie River of the West, 4'-!9.

CHAPTER XXir.

Illcstrations : Map of Bonquet's Campaign in Smith's Historical Account, 435 ; Hutchius's Survey of Bouquet's Route, 430, 437 ; Scull's Map of the Monongahela Valley, 439 ; Portrait of Heury Bouquet, 443.