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The wife of Kryn, often called the Great Alohawk, became a 

 Christian, and he was indignant. While hunting, he came to 

 La Prairie, and its peace and order impressed him much. He 

 became an inquirer and convert, and at last brought a band of 

 his people there in 1674; reaching there with another party on 

 Easter Sunday 1676. The next year he was followed by Catha- 

 rine Tegahkwita, the Iroquois saint, who died there in 1680, and 

 who is still in high repute for her virtues and austerity of life. 

 In reporting his action on the treaty of 1677, Andros wTOte : 



The latter end of August the Governor having sent two Chris- 

 tians to the farthest nations of Indyans, and Orders to meett Coll. 

 Coursey, sent as Embassadour from Maryland to treat with said 

 Indyans ; the Governor went also to Albany to receive any 

 addresses, or whatt they might have to say to him. Coll. 

 Coursey hadd answers to his satisfaction. 



This was the famous journey of Wentworth Greenhalgh *' from 

 Albany to ye Indians, westward ; begun May 20th, 1677, and 

 ended July ye 14 following." Its object does not appear in the 

 journal, nor is the name of his companion mentioned. They 

 went on horseback. The Mohawks then had four fortified towns 

 and one small village. The towns were Cahaniaga, Canagora, 

 Canajorha and Tionondague. In these w^ere about 300 warriors, 

 occupying 100 houses. 



The Oneidas had a town 20 (2 ?) miles from Oneida creek. In 

 this fort were 100 houses and 200 warriors. The Onondagas had 

 one large unwalled town of 140 houses and a village of 24 cabins 

 2 miles away. The warriors numbered 350. Three unwalled 

 Cayuga towns had 100 houses and 300 warriors. The Senecas 

 had four unwalled towns, with 324 houses and 1000 warriors. 

 The towns were Canagora, Tiotohatton, Canoenada and Keinthe ; 

 but other writers give different names. 



About this time came changes in the Iroquois missions in 

 Canada. The Cayuga villages near the Bay of Quinte had most 

 of their mission work transferred to the island of Montreal in 

 1676. Some Iroquois came from New York and some from 

 Caughnawaga, forming the Mission of the Mountain the same 

 year, and some Senecas arrived later. That year La Prairie 



