[burpek] lake of the AVOODS TRAGEDY 23 



time, the details arc in many particulars so widely different, that it is 

 almost impossible to make the two accounts fit into each other. Pos- 

 sibly if we had a full transcript of the Moreau St. Mery manu- 

 script the difficulty might be lessened, but unfortunately a 

 copy of this document has not yet been received in the Canadian 

 Archives (in the original it covers 38 pages of Ms.), and all that we 

 have to go on is a synopsis of the document in the Archives Calendar 

 which is given here for purposes of comparison with the preceding 

 document : — 



" Memoir of de la Véranderie to M. de Beauharnois,i to be sent to 

 the court. Has already sent an account of what occurred from the 

 date of his departure from Montreal, in June, 1735, up to 3nd June, 

 1736, the date of Sieur Bourassa's departure. Has since continued to 

 keep up his journal with the sa.roe exactdtucle. His two sons arrived 

 that same day from FoTt Maurepas, telling him the news of the death 

 of his nephew De la Jemmeraye, which happened on lOtii May, at La 

 Fourche des Eoseaux, where they erected a cross. Being in want of 

 merchandise and powder, he sent his eldesit son with Père Auneau to 

 Kaministiquia to meet the canoes from Miehilimakinak. Letter from 

 Bourassa pillaged by the Sioux. 17th June, arrival of Sieur Legras^ 

 with two canoe loads of goods. 20th June, arrival of 30 Cristinaux 

 with furs, and news of the massacre of 21 men at a point seven leagues 

 from the fort. 29th July, arrival of four Frenchmen. August -fth, 

 arrival of four Crées, proanising to help to avenge his son. Departure 

 of his other son for Fort Maurepas, with Indians. September 17th, 

 sent six men to disinter the bodies of Père Anneau and of his own son, 

 which he caused to be buried in his chapel, with the heads of the other 

 Frenchmen. October 15th, arrival of a large number of Indians. 

 Their statements: "There are 800 Indians at la Pointe du Bois fort. 

 They want to avenge his son and the other Frenchmen, and to have 

 his second son for their chief." His answer: Exhorts them not to 

 go to war then. February 8th, 1737, leaves for Fort Maurepas, with 

 his two children, ten Frenchmen and many Indians. February 25th, 

 arrival at Fort Maurepas. Decided to remove Fort Maurepas to the 

 great Forks of Rivière Rouge, where the Assiniboels were awaiting 

 him. Speaks of another great lake to the west, which is called the 

 brother of Lake Ouinipigon, where there is an abundance of game. 

 Sends a map of the country. General description of the country. 

 March 11th, return to Fort St. Charles. June 3rd, departure for 

 Montreal Math 14 canoes laden with furs. June 25th, arrival at 



' Collection M^oreau St. Mery, 1732-1740, Vol. 10, F. 12, Fol. 248. 

 - See previous footnote in regard to Sieur Gras. Gras and Lepras are 

 evidently the same. 



