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"the mouth of the river of the Miamis"-(Chicago?) to where a fort was erected. During this voyage they experienced one of those several storms which are still so much dreaded on this lake. "The violence of the wind obliged us to drag our canoes sometimes to the top of the rocks, to prevent their being dashed to pieces.
The stormy weather lasted four days during which we suffered very much and our provisions failed us; we had no other subsistence but a handful of Indian corn, once in twenty four hours, which we roasted or else boiled in water; and yet rowed almost every day from morning till night. Being in this dismal stress, we saw upon the coast a great many ravens and eagles, from whence we conjectured there was some prey, and having landed upon that place, we found above the half of a fat wild goat which the wolves had strangled. This provision was very acceptable to us, and the rudest of our men could not but praise the divine Providence who took so particular care of us."

From this place La Salle returned; and Hennepin