[3] Mackinac is the shortening of the original lengthy word which is pronounced as if spelled Mackinaw.
[4] Lake Michigan was first called Lake of the Illinois. This name often appears on maps of the last century, though the present one superseded it in time. It is not needful to give all the different titles given by different explorers. Their name is legion.
[5] A Cross. Doubtless one erected by Fathers Dablon and Allouez; see [preceding chapter].
[6] Among Friends, because they had articles of French make, showing them to have intercourse with French traders. The village referred to is supposed to have been at the mouth of the Des Moines.
[7] The Missouri is first identified by Marquette, who calls it Pekitanoüi on his map. The Indians told him that by following it he might go to the sea, referring probably to the Platte and Colorado route to the Gulf of California.
[8] The Calumet, or peace-pipe. "Men do not pay to the crowns and sceptres of kings the honor Indians pay to the calumet; it seems to be the god of peace and war, the arbiter of life and death. Carry it about you and show it, and you can march fearlessly. There is a calumet for peace and one for war, distinguished only by the color of the feathers with which they are adorned, red being the sign of war. They use them also for settling disputes, strengthening alliances, and speaking to strangers."—Marquette.
[9] The Greater Town, according to Marquette's map, was then on the east bank.
THE MAN LA SALLE.
"Eagles fly above, but sheep flock together."—Spanish.