Betty B.
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first heard Aug 2026
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and drew up a map on which we marked down the rivers, nations, and points of the compass to guide us in our journey.
The first nation we came to was called the Full Avoin, or the nation of wild oats.
I entered their river to visit them as I had preached among them some years before.
The wild oats, from which they derive their name, grow spontaneously in their country.
I acquainted them with my design of discovering other nations, to preach to them the mysteries of our holy religion, at which they were much surprised, and said all they could to dissuade me from it.
They told me I would meet Indians who spare no strangers, and whom they kill without any provocation or mercy.
That the war they have one with the other would expose me to be taken by their warriors, as they are constantly on the lookout to surprise their enemies.
That the great river was exceedingly dangerous and full of frightful monsters who devoured men and canoes together, and that the heat was so great that it would positively cause our death.
I thanked them for their kind advice, but told them I would not follow it, as the salvation of a great many souls was concerned in our undertaking, for whom I should be glad to lose my life.
I added that I defied their monsters, and their information would oblige us to keep more upon our guard to avoid a surprise.
And having prayed with them and given them some instructions, we set out for the Bay of Puan.
where our missionaries had been successful in converting them.
The next day, being the tenth of june, the two guides, Miamis, embarked with us in sight of all the village, who were astonished at our attempting so dangerous an expedition.
We were informed that at three leagues from the Maskutins we should find a river which runs into the Mississippi.
and that we were to go to the west south west to find it.
But there were so many marshes and lakes that if it had not been for our guides, we could not have found it.
Before embarking we all offered up prayers to the Holy Virgin, which we continued to do every morning, placing ourselves and the events of the journey under her protection, and after having encouraged each other we got into our canoes.
The river upon which we embarked is called Mesconsin.
Wisconsin The river is very wide, but the sandbars make it very difficult to navigate.
which is increased by numerous islands covered with grapevines.
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