Edna Weekly Herald. (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1937 Page: 6 of 8
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collector of Jackson 1'o.imt i . who i. :i it has it sort oLsenIt1 on tin (nil
ktlliUnit of Ubq.iiy.....Mini cqieriiilt. .tint - ^ 11ii It makes it lluise. I In- si11 l*oUf lift
' pdt’tniulng, to J.iekwm Fount,v, gave llim 11 Httl« al*vc the ankle,; lie was
the following very enlightening ad j ( ,ii<,full> dressed and lonkett« after,
dress before tin' Edna Rotary Chib .V«*L nff«’C Imvlntf en.luretl CM'.v much.
Wednesday, .lime fit It. — TlKyJfotary !'''' 'Hed at .last, as i shall mention it
• (Unit voted to have the address , puhT H J>lm’e. Another ..pioro' unhmky tie-
IhihetJ uiul the Herald ffladlv ;«\ves} ,'Ul('1!t befell,-us^one f.f\.«r' lisherni.'n,
space to it., Mr, Mitchell's address is •’wlmmlng alioutthe net /to guthe* tin’s
lamed .Oh. fnrt^ffflT iV-oitD made'al/1 j Msh' 'vils curried away hy the current,
secured when old Fort St, Louis " w|,s l,lllL could not lie lieliied hy ns,
"(ini: men sometimes went about
several llttjo salt water lakes Jbat
see;
fresh in the” minds olj, Ufti‘ people.)
Fort St, l,ouis.
were near our fort, and found on tile
Yrm have lienrK discourses nn thpi.hanks ,a sort of flat tish, like Turbots
Panama Canal. Paris, Franco and asleep, which they stuck with sharp
Africa, but I am going to endeavor to! pointed sticks, and they were good
*"girrTrrtT''wne—urstoty—m“Tnrksrm j from: mvtitpnpF—uibb—SHiwga'-jnit
County and particularly one point, in that, there Was salt, made by the sun,
Jackson County-over which there has upon several little salt water pools
bean quite a hit of controversy recent- there were in diverse places, for hav-
ly-e I am^sure that you ail realize j ins observed that there grew on them
tjtgt 1 amdalking about Fort St. Louis, a sort of white substance, like the
Yod are all more rtr less familiar with I cream upon milk, I look care every
what the liistofies which we studied in! day to "send and fetch that scum off,
School taught regarding I,a Salle's first which proved to he a very white and
fort in Texas, but in order to freshen j good salt, whereof I gathered a quan-
■ your memories, Lam going to quoteJTity, and it did us good service.
a few excerpts from a history which
is regarded as authoritative.
Joutel, who was a niombeq; of La
Salle’s party, wrote ah account of the
voyage covering the period, from the
time when they left France in 1 t>S4 to
Tims \v.e spent the rest‘of the month
till the beginning of June. In the
meantime, Monsieur de la Sale, had be-
gun to make another settlement, in the
place he liefore told us, looking upon
it as better, because it was further
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four other'members of the party, were
fortunate enough to return .to France.
1 shall not go into the account of file
voyage over, lint quote the following
about the Squadron which originally
left France: *
“The four vessels, appointed for
Jlonsieur de la ^Side's e'nterprise, had
on board about® two liundred ami
eighty* persons, including the crews;
of which number there were one liund-
• red soldiers with their officers, one
Talon, with his Canada fam+iy, about
thirty volunteers, ’ some young women,
anil the rest hired people and work-
men of all sorts, requisite for the
making of a settlement.
“Tile first of the four 'vessels was
a Man of War, called le .Toly, of about
thirty-six or forty guns, commanded
hy Monsieur de Iicapjcu, on which
Monsieur de .la Sale, his brother, the
Priest, two Hecolet - Fryers, Mes-
sieurs Dafnmaville and Fhedeville,
Priests, and I imbarked. The next
was a little frigate, carrying six guns,
which' tipi King hud “''’given the Mon-
sieur de la' Sale, ronmyinjled by two
masters; a f flyboat of about, three
hundr&l tons burden, belonging to the
Sieur Mnssiot, ^lerchanf at Roehel,,
commanded by (lie Sieuy Aigron. and
laden widrurU the effects ^lonsjeur de
■ la Sale had throught necessary for his
settlement, and a small 'Ketch, 'on
winch Monsieur de la Sale had, ini-
barked thirty tons of ammunition, pud'
some commodities designed for Santo
^Domingo.”
On the voyage over one of the boats
was captured' by the Spanish, which
left only three. Having met a num-
ber of misfortunes on the voyage over,
LaSalle finally realized I hat he had
missed, the Mississippi, but did -not
know just where it was. lie made several
attempts to get information from the
Indians as to where the Great. River
was, but. being unable Ht obtain any
worthwhile information from them, he
decided that the best thing he could,
do was to, find'a suitable site'for a
settlement as their supplies were tun-
ning low and it was necessary that they
have fresh'wnter and replenish their
food supply. He sailed into Mata-
gorda Ray and established a temporary
fort at a point which must have been
where tip* Lavaca River runs into
Matagorda -Bay. Soon after this tem-
porary fort was established, the In-
dians became hostile and Monsieur de
Beattjeu, the commander of, the squad-
ron, sailed hack to France in one of
the boats. About this time flig third
boat ran upoh aVshoal in the Mata-
gorda Bay and was, wrecked. This left
only one*good boat, namely, the Belle. I
quote from Joutel's Journal:
, “When our fort was .well ■advanced,
Monsr. de In .Sale resolved lo clear his
doubts, and to go up the river, where we
were, to know whether it was not an
arm of the Mississippi, and, according-
ly, ordered fifty men to attend him, of
wt^rnumbeFWgWr' Monsi Cavelier, |*d,s
brother, and MofiST^'Chedeville, both
priests, twto Reeolet Fryars, and sev-
eral volunteers, who set out in five
canoes we- had, with the necessary pro-
visions. There remained in the fort
about an hundred and thirty persons,
and Monsr. de la Sale gave me the
command of it, with orders nob to’ have
any commerce with the natives, but to
fire at them if they appeared.
“Whilst Monsr. de la Sale was ab-
sent to' us the Sieur de Villepegclry
with two canoes and orders for the
Sieur Moranget to repair' to him,, if
lip were recovered, and that all the
men should march, except 30 of the
ablest to make a good defense, who
were to stay with iqe in the fort. The
rest being sevhntgy,! persons, as well
as men and women. ®nd children, set
up with the Sieur Monyiget ; and we
being but a small number remaining,
I caused the fort to be brought Into a
fess compass, to save posting so, many
sentinels.
T "About the middle-of July, the hark
La Belle came and anchored near us.
An order was brought me from Mon-
sieur de la Sale, directing me .to put
aboard ,jt all the effects that were in
our fort, to make a float of the ..timber
I had caused to be squared, if time
would permit, if not, to bury it in the
ground. Every iqnn set His hand to
work, with all possible diligence.
T’he float wins begun with immense
labour ; but the weather proving very
stormy* and holding very long, I was
obliged to cause what had been done
to he taken to pieces, and to bury the
timber in the sand, the best we could,
-that, the natives might not find it.
, "We .then set out towalftls the place
where the Indians had been"ohearrjp-
ed, when Monsier de la SSalor’wviit the
first time to see.them. We found no crea-
tures, and lay Are that night, and so.
proceeded along the sea coast without
accident to the camp of the Sieur Ilurie
which was a post in the way, where
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marked out length, flu* tenants tfon xyns made, but- a fever followed troublesome tb/*ds, by reason <>f the'some bitrs of irojn. twenty of
1SOO,1,.-ttl° H j iniuvwiiatrty, and he lived but . tw« fnul .wouther, with euntrary winds, !«*%*,!« make nuils. sottii*. iron work
and storms, whicl"liked to Imre ovor
Monsieur de la Sale had ordered all valued very
out- effects to be laid up. It had no
other inelosure but chests and barrels;
but there was nothing to fear from
the Europeans. - !
“We spent the nfght at that post,
and two canoes coming thither the
fiext morning, I went aboard one of
litem, with part of my company, and
joined Monsieur de la Sale the next
day at the .place where lie had re-
solved to i'naE? his 'new settlement.
I gave him,.an account of all that had
happened, find wife amazed to see
things sb ill begun and so little ad-
vanced. As for the plantation, the
seed and grain put into the ground
was either lost through drought,, or
eaten. Jiy birds or beasts.. There.were
several dead, and anting them , tbej cMrtiguous to the former. 'All .whs.
Sieur de Villeperdry; many siet, and covered with planks, and bulloek hides
feet of the workmen and calling
min'd that 1 had buried seveva-l
pieees of timber -at-our first- Haititnfirm,
wliicli we might ffise, he ordered me
-to tiike t\vu, eiiiiiH‘s ajid'20 lneiv. to go
fetch them, in the hark hi Belle, which
was, with us. -' ■:
"Being come to the place, we found
the natives had discovered our timber,
and carried away some plunks, ii>
pick out the nails that were in them,
much, to
point their arrows. ,We labored to
make a float, loaded the bark la
Belle with the rest of the plunks and
tptiier effects, and set out again. Some
of the mmvrs appeared whilst we
were at work. Jmt seftris^ua...advance
toward them, with uni- arms in oil
liands, they tied.
"We returned safe to Monsieur
la Sale, who was glad to six* us, tlio’
we had lost one of the canoes, for
wunt-of its’ lining well,made fast to
the flout; but the timber we brought
was a mighty help towards carrying
on liis design,' and much fitter than
that we had hewed in the wood, with
so much bliioi''. so ifulf 1 his tiinliei' .oc-
casioned the’Tnising anothef 'Structure
days, (lying (in' tlie.Veiist of the ileeol
laitmi of St. John Baptist, much
lamented by all jium, iiiid-iiartTeularly
hy Alotisieur de hi ’Sain, to whom lie
was very, servicrftile, hy tensim of ills
wliel.tnj.-d . tls. mill wlnit was still
worse, wo did not -find I he'7iilTK"jK,liere
we had h»tIl'lg»i', i<'P~Tv»',nl on « league
further, to no purpose, and provisions
general knowledge, and liis particular i hegliuilng to fall short, txs-ause we
fidelity toward him. Monsieur Far-j hud Is'eti six days on the way, in-
IH'idicr. son to the master of th" \ stead of three, we resolved to return
works and tile Sieur Tliilmtilt, both or
Roui},, and some others, died,about the
and tools, us hut chela and the like.
(Continued until next week, t
sent, I caused anv-.pven to I si
which was a grefft help to us, and em-
ployed myself in finishing the fort and
putting ft In a posture to withstand
the Indians, who came frequently in
of that number Monsieur Cavalier, the
priest ;, no shelter but a little square
plait* staked in, where the powder was
and some casks of brandy; many, of her
inconveniences there were, which
made all things appear in a miser-
able condition. ,
“It was 'Requisite to think of
building a large lodgment, Monsieur
de la Sale designated it, but the dif-
ficulty was to- get proper timber for
building. There was a little wood,
where a good quantity might be had,
but it was leagues up the country, and
we had neither carts nor . horses to
carry it; however, Monsieur'de la Sitle
s'e’rtt workmen thither, with others to
guard them. The trees were cut
down and squared, but the carpenters
were so ignorant, that Monsr. de la
Sale was forced to act the master
builder, and to mark out the pieces
for the work he designated. Some of
these pieces of timber were dragged
to camp, over the grass and weds the.
plain was coveted withafterwards'
the cariage of a gun was marie use
of; but all qost so much labor, that
the ablest men were quite spent..
“This excessive toil, the poor sus-
tenance the laboring men had, and
that'pften retrenched as a penalty for
over them. The aparfnimits were di
vixleil, and all of them vvell covered.
The stores had a , -place . apart, and
that dwelling had the name of St.
LeWisT"gTyeii If, as. well as the neigh
boring , bay. ~~~f~ ~~ . <p>
“Tile Sieur le Gros, who had remain-
ed aboard the bark la Belle,, ever
since the first voyage she-tnade to oiir
former habitation, was carried ashore
to the new one, and his leg still
swelling, the surgeon was npprehefl
give of a mortification, and lie advis-
ed him to consent to have it cut off.
He did so, tho’ with regret, the opera
same time.
“Monsieur de la Sale lieing desirous
to .take u progress, to find Ids fatal
Mississippi River, and only, expecting
the recovery of his brothae—Monsieur
Cavalier, who w%s to Ikih^ him coin
paly, lie began to make some prepare
j; +it>ns toward it. and In the meantime,
took so the, small journeys of four or
five leagues ahout, hut could lcurp
nothing further, than that it was a
very .fine country, hemmed in on one
side by a small mountain, wlihTi np-
Iieared at about fifteen or.. .twenty
leagues distance; beautified with very
fine trees, and watered by many little
rivers, whereof that, on which we had
our habitation was the least. Wi^esll,.
ed it la Riviere' aux Boeufs.'^tEat is
the River of Bullocks, by reaSbn of the
“great number of them there was about
it. These bullocks are very* like ours,
there are thousands of -them, but In
stead of hair they lnrve a very long
curled sort of wool. >\
”-^tfonsletrr rtw'1n“'Sale' sfml.vTiig itlT
ways to find out the River Mississip-
pi, imagined it .jnight fall into the
adjacent bay, and resolved to^go view
all the coasts about it, and to make,
use of the bark la Belle. Accordingly
he ordered me to repair to the said
hark, with five men and a canoe, into
which he put his clothes, and other ef
fects in several chests,
-“That short
voyage was
to the place front whence xve came.
"Monsieur de la Stile seeing us re-
Uini at u distance, came to meet ns.
Our rtqsirt troubled him for the hark,
which he stood iti need of, so that he
resolved to go himself lo seek her, iin-
hnrkcd in n canoe, and sent me anoth-
er .way, in another. After having
Wandered about all that day. tie next
night and the folowitig day. we at
Inst preeeived her, where she lay tin
tier shelter liy a little creek, having
been hislnngcr of perishing by the
foul v.eatliei' we had ts-en ln. itYnl had
lost her taint, which Wyf-t u«t well
made fast. ‘ -r*
"The hitrk was. also disc-ovrred by
Monsieur de In Kale, who was on the
other side, which math; him draw
near and hrtul. wTie'nee lie sent his
canoe to the hark, and Monsieur Mo-
j range! who eomnmi.ded it, went
■aboard to meet him. The loss of the
I suit troiildcd Monsieur de hi Kale, I
sent a eSuOe ttr iiritig him, but to no
puriHise; however the trunks were
jjlll ulamrd the hark Monsieur Cavil
Tier, the Frcist, being recovered, Mon-
sieur de lit Sale prepared set out with
nil s|H-ed. Ild was pleased to honor
me witfl -the eiTffimand. during his
iihseiiee, and left me an inventory of
all that was g our habitation, consist-
ing o£ eight pieces of etuyiion, - two
hundred firelocks, as many eutlaet’s,
and a hundred l*nrrels of powder,
three thousand weight of hall, about
three hundred weight of "other lead,
Eye Day!
Tuesday is EYE DAY in Edna. Dr.
•lark Kuhn, registered optoiiTe!rlst 6f
Victoria, wyl! be in l»r. U. \V. Wells’
office on ttint day. • r*
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Dance at Bennview
June iftli at L. Danek Hull
Good Music By
KOI Ml t i" COWBOYS
Admission: Hoc. Every issly
come and .have a good .line.
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Miss Mary Elizalietli Dugger, State
t niverslty student, is here from Aus-
tin to spend tile vneatlon istIihI with
her imrents. Mr..and Mrs.-C. XI. Dug-
ger.
^VILI. TRADE — 12-guage Winches-
ter pupip shot-gun. in’ excellent i condi-
tion^ for a good jloiilde-iMirrel VI
gunge shot gnn. Must be In first class
shape and 30 inch barrels. -
H. O. TAYLOR, Edna, TVi
June 3:10.
J. . I/ AVIIUnms, Kennotli Flournoy,-
Hiiek (lilner, Uravlee SlioCniate,
Isnvrenee I’niks atid A. I).-Gayle, Jr.,
left yesterday for Fort Arthur to at- ,
tend the .State Firemen’s Convention.
There was a young lady named Stoker
Whose cracked piston almost broker
Till site learned to her Joy
Of T. ,J. Bolling and boy
Whose low prices never would soaker.
T. J. Bolling & Son
Edna Welding and Machine Woriis*
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the night to range about ns, howling i having failed Ip f<fft"g
ttte \V'OT\'eS~ari(T do®i; but two or three
musket shots put^ahem To flight. It
happened one night, that having fired
six or seven shots, Monsieur de la
Sale, who watt not far from us, heard
them, and being in pain about it, he
returned with six or /even men, and
found all things in if good posture.
“He tohl us that he had. found a
good Country, fit to soy- and plant all
sorts of grain, abounding in beeves
and wild Howl; that he desigitW lo
erect a fort farther up the river, and
accordingly, he left me orders to
square out as much timber as I could
get, the sea casting up much upon the
shore.
“About
Day that
dent befell Monsieur le Gros. After
Divine Se'rvice he took a gun to go kill
ghipes about the fort. l!&\shot one,
which fell inti) marsh; he bxilf off
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Staples, H. K. Edna Weekly Herald. (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1937, newspaper, June 10, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth763421/m1/6/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.