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The last was not the so called Jesuit spring, but one formerly 

 in the first ward of Syracuse. The Relation says there was no 

 salt spring near the mission. When rattlesnakes were described, 

 the writer said : " I know not if the serpents are attracted by 

 the salt ; but I well know that the place where we have set up 

 our dwelling, surrounded by beautiful springs of fresh water, is 

 not infested by them, though it is on the shores of the same lake.'' 



A redoubt was soon made for the soldiers, and around it " the 

 fountains of fresh water w^ere in abundance." De Nonville said 

 that the 60 French included 12 soldiers under Dupuis, and that 

 they left four bronze cannon. There were more of both. 



The trouble between the Mohawks and Senecas was settled by 

 arbitration at Onondaga in 1656, this being an early Iroquois 

 principle. ** This grand council was held on the 24th of July, 

 when all the nations referred to Achiendase' (who was our father 

 superior) the cause of the Mohawks and Senecas, which was very 

 soon ended." The former did not even then feel quite safe from 

 their allies, for next year they asked the Dutch for a refuge for 

 their families if attacked by the Senecas, and horses to draw pali- 

 sades to repair their forts. 



Father Garreau was killed by the Mohawks in Canada in 1656 

 and in that year they paraded before Quebec, making some Can- 

 adian Indian prisoners dance. Aleanwhile, the strife for the 

 Hurons went on. The [Mohawks carried off some near Quebec, 

 killing many but granting peace to the rest on condition that 

 they would soon go to the Mohawk country. When they came 

 for them, the Hurons still hesitated. The nation of the Cord 

 refused to go, but the Bears went. Those of the Rock would go 

 to Onondaga, but some were massacred on the road. ■ 



Meanwhile, Chaumonot had visited the Senecas and Oneidas, 

 and missions were established among all the nations except the 

 Mohawks. Father ]\Icnard had a mission among the Cayugas, 

 and on the shore of their lake David Le Moine died. He was 

 a donne, or one specially devoted to religious work. At Onon- 

 daga lake there was much sickness and two deaths occurred. 

 The Onondagas came to comfort the French, relieving the sick 

 and covering the graves of the dead with speeches and presents. 



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