[4] Now the Richelieu.
[5] Now Montreal.
[6] The Indian belief regarding thunder was as follows: "It is a man in the form of a turkey-cock. The sky is his palace, and he remains in it when the air is clear. When the clouds begin to grumble, he descends to the earth to gather up snakes and other objects which the Indians call okies. The lightning flashes wherever he opens or closes his wings. If the storm is more violent than usual, it is because his young are with him and aiding in the noise as well as they can."—Relation des Jesuits, 1636.
[7] Now Schenectady.
[8] Edit du Roy contre les Jureurs et Blasphémateurs, 1666.
[9] Jugements et Délibérations du Conseil Supérieur.
[10] The declivity above its site is still known as Palace Hill.
[11] Gulf of California.
[12] Later called Fort Frontenac, and the site of the present city of Kingston.
[13] Parkman, La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West, chap. xiv.