CHAPTER XVII. 1680. TONTY AND THE IROQUOIS.
The Deserters.—The Iroquois War.—The Great Town of the Illinois.—
The Alarm.—Onset of the Iroquois.—Peril of Tonty.—A Treacherous
Truce.—Intrepidity of Tonty.—Murder of Ribourde.—War upon
the Dead.
The Deserters.—The Iroquois War.—The Great Town of the Illinois.—
The Alarm.—Onset of the Iroquois.—Peril of Tonty.—A Treacherous
Truce.—Intrepidity of Tonty.—Murder of Ribourde.—War upon
the Dead.