CHAPTER XXVI.

1685-1687.

ST. LOUIS OF TEXAS.

The Fort.--Misery and Dejection.--Energy of La Salle: his Journey of

Exploration.--Adventures and Accidents.--The Buffalo.--Duhaut.--Indian

Massacre.--Return of La Salle.--A New Calamity.--A Desperate

Resolution.--Departure for Canada.--Wreck of the

"Belle."--Marriage.--Sedition.--Adventures of La Salle's Party.--The

Cenis.--The Camanches.--The Only Hope.--The Last Farewell. 391