Excerpt from The Golden NorthwestOn the 22d of January, 1679, the keel of the first lake vessel was laid by Henri Tonti, La Salle's lieutenant, at the mouth of Cayuga creek on Lake Erie. In August following La Salle having returned from France, the white-winged sails of The Griffin were spread to the breezes, and the commerce of the great lakes had its initiation. In the labors of the missionaries we have seen the establishment of religion in the factories at Mackinaw and other points of trade, and in the launch of The Griffin of commerce. It will be our pleasure to note the results achieved by the operation of these forces in later davs, and in the various localities of the region whereof we are writing With these brief remarks upon the dawn of civilization in the Golden Northwest, we introduce the most attractive corner of God' 8 footstool to the kind attention of the leader.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.