SABLE ISLAND, southeast of Nova Scotia,102.
SACS AND FOXES, Algonquin tribes,7; slaughter of,173.
SACHEMS, who they were,31.
ST. ANTHONY, FALLS OF, discovered and named,306.
ST. AUGUSTINE founded,90.
ST. CROIX RIVER, Mouth of, place of Champlain's first settlement,107.
ST. JOHN'S BLUFF, site of first fort on the St. John's River,79.
ST. LAWRENCE, Gulf and River, why so named,57.
SAULT STE. MARIE, furthest western post of French missionaries,45; a missionary's description of,206, note.
SAVANNAH RIVER, southern boundary of Algonquins,7.
SEMINOLES, a Maskoki tribe,9.
SENEGAS, a tribe of the Iroquois League,9.
SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA,69, note.
SHAWNEES, an Algonquin tribe,7.
SHOSHONEES, a native stock; its range,10.
SIX NATIONS, THE, what tribes included,9.
STADACONÉ, Indian village, near site of Quebec,58.
"STARVED ROCK," probable site of La Salle's Fort St. Louis,256.
SUSQUEHANNOCKS, a Huron-Iroquois tribe,9.
TADOUSSAC, early post, well situated for fur-trade,121.
TAENSAS INDIANS visited by La Salle,251; described,253, note.
THIMAGOAS, an Indian tribe in Florida,80.
THREE RIVERS, one of earliest French posts on the St. Lawrence,191.
THWAITES, DR. REUBEN GOLD, authority on colonial history, his judgment as to Radisson,Preface; recites tradition of slaughter of Sacs and Foxes,173.
TONTY, HENRI DE, La Salle's faithful lieutenant,237; trying experiences in the Illinois country,245et seq.; his efforts to rescue La Salle and his men,276et seq.
TOTEM, a clan-symbol used by Indians,21.
TRENT RIVER, on route of Hurons to Iroquois country,135.
TRIBE, THE, an aggregation based on the family-tie,23; in some aspects an ideal republic,36.
TUSCARORAS, a tribe of the Iroquois League,9.
VASSEUR, a lieutenant under Laudonnière,80.
VÉRENDRYE, PIERRE GAULTIER DE VARENNES DE LA, his early experiences,314; his efforts to reach the Pacific,315, establishes a chain of posts,316; disappointed of reaching the Pacific,317.
VÉRENDRYE, PIERRE DE LA, son of former, discovers the Rocky Mountains,318.
"VERMILION SEA," old name for Gulf of California,175.
VERMILION RIVER, Rock at mouth of, probable site of La Salle's Fort St. Louis,256.
"VIRGINIA SEA," old name for the Atlantic,175.
VOYAGEURS, who they were, their influence,114.
WILD RICE, THE, or MENOMONIE, Indians, an Algonquin branch, welcome Joliet and Marquette,172.
WINNEBAGOES, branch of the Dakotas or Sioux,170.
YAZOOS, Indian tribe, hostile to the French,253, note.
ZUNIS, a tribe of Pueblo Indians,10.