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5 by changing wind, but he had seen the rude chart of Galinee, made ten years previously, containing a rough outline of the northern shore, showing Long Point, Taking charge, he navigated the vessel safely past this formidible barrier which has claimed so many vessels in later Two days later Point Pelee was passed and the mouth of the Detroit River reached. Here Tonty, with a few men, who had been sent on ahead, were taken aboard. On August 10th, they entered the Detroit River. Here Hennepin tried to persuade LaSalle to stop and establish a post, but he was not impressed, and pressed on to the accomplishment of his great goal the organization of the greatest fur-trading monopoly ever conceived up to that time. With the wind fresh and fair the nGriffon11 the same day entered and crossed the lake out of which the Detroit River floWsS, and named it Saint Claire in honor of that saint whose festival falls upon the tenth of August. The entrance to the Saint Claire River they found to be divided into several channels, and after some delay chose one with two to three fathoms of water, and proceeded on their way until contrary winds beset them. It was August 23, before they reached open water in Lake Huron. A fresh wind drove them along the eastern shore until evening, when it changed suddenly to southwest and increased to gale force. Changing course to northwest they came in sight of land to the northward of Saginaw Bay early next morning. By evening the wind dropped to a dead calm as they approached Thunder Bay Island. No satisfactory holding ground being found they proceeded northward with a freshening westerly wind,sounding all through the night. At this point LaSalle, finding evidence of negligence on the part of the pilot, Luc, took over the navigating for the rest of the voyage. During the forenoon of the 25th they were becalmed, but by noon were again proceeding northward. Again they were struck by a violent wind out of the southwest which caused them to heave to under reduced canvas. By the morning of the 26th the violence of the storm made it necessary to haul down their upper THE GRIFFON AT SAINT IGNACE spars and lash them to the deck. In this condition they drifted at the mercy of the waves, until in desperation they tried to rig enough canvas to enable them to work the vessel into shelter of land. This being found impossible they continued to drift during the night. On the 27th the weather moderated and they were able to reach the shelter of land in the bay of St. Ignace, where they fovnd a settlement composed of Indians and a few Frenchmen. Mass was celebrated by the Franciscans, which LaSalle attended ,dressed in his finest raiment and without his weapons. At St. Ignace LaSalle discovered that fifteen men whom he had sent to trade with the Indians had been induced to desert his interests by stories that his plans were visionary. While some had remained faithful the number that had deserted greatly injured him. All deserters were arrested.