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This roused the Senecas, who resented a proposed French arbi- 

 tration ; but Garakontie' prevailed and peace was restored. That 

 eminent chief was baptized and confirmed by Bishop de Petree 

 in the cathedral at Quebec that year. Governor de Courcelle was 

 his godfather, and Mile Boutroiiee, daughter of the intendant, his 

 godmother. After being conducted to the chateau, " at his first 

 entrance he saw himself saluted b}' a discharge of all the cannon 

 of the fort, and of all the musketry of the soldiers who were 

 ranged to receive him." A banquet and speeches followed. 



Saonchiogwa was baptized soon after, being a Cayuga chief, 

 friendly to the French from the first. He restored some of the 

 Ottawa prisoners. Father Carheil was now in charge of the 

 Cayuga mission and composed hymns and devotions in that lan- 

 guage. When the town was in danger of assault by the Andastes, 

 he won the hearts of all by taking his turn as sentinel. At this 

 time there were Huron catechists among the Senecas, and a 

 Seneca dictionary was in progress. 



Governor de Courcelle took prompt action on the murder of 

 Indians in 1670, calling a council at Montreal and punishing the 

 ofifenders before the Indians. This prevented trouble. Fie for- 

 bade war between the Ottawas and Iroquois, which the Senecas 

 resented. That year he ascended the river to Lake Ontario, 

 alarming the Iroquois much by this simple act. At that time 

 the Iroquois had to go north of that lake for beaver and carried 

 it all to the Dutch. 



In 1672 peace was formally made at Albany between the Mo- 

 hawks and Mahicans. The Onondagas had been quite successful 

 against the Andastes ; but this year some young warriors of that 

 nation totally defeated vSeneca and Cayuga parties on Cayuga 

 lake. In spite of their bravery, the great contest was now 

 unequal and the downfall of the Andastes soon followed. 



Count Frontenac went up the St Lawrence to Lake Ontario 

 in July 1673, holding a council with the Iroquois near the site 

 of Kingston July 13, and founding Fort Frontenac, called Cada- 

 raqui by the Onondagas and English. Garakontie' spoke, ])cing 

 classed among the 60 influential sachems ' present. The next 



