jolliet was unfortunate enough to lose the records of his journey at the foot of the Lachine rapids, almost within sight of Montreal.
"The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History"
Various
His later explorations have been the subject of long controversy-the point in dispute being whether he explored the Mississippi before or after Marquette and jolliet.
"The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History"
Various
jolliet told the missionary de Casson of a great tribe in the far west, the Pottawatomies, who had asked for missionaries, and who were of Algonkin stock.
"Pioneers in Canada"
Sir Harry Johnston
