The quarter is beautiful but the land

He visited Fort Toronto, seventy leagues from Fort Frontenac, at the West end of Lake

is not good. He found good Bread and good Wine there, and every thing requisite for the trade, whilst

Ontario.

they were in want of these at all the other posts. He found Mississagues there who flocked around

him they spoke first of the happiness their young people, the women and children would feel if the

King would be as good to them as to the Iroquois for whom he procured Missionaries. They complained that instead of building a church, they had constructed only a canteen for them. M. Picquet

did not allow them to finish and answered them that they had been treated according to their fancy

that their conduct was much opposed to it

that they had never evinced the least zeal for religion

that the Iroquois on the contrary had manifested their love for Christianity, but as he had no order

to attract them to his Mission, he avoided a more lengthy explanation. He passed thence to Niagara. He examined the situation of that fort, not having any savages to

whom he could speak. It is well located for defence not being commanded from any point. The

view extends to a great distance they have the advantage of the landing of all the canoes and barks

which land and are in safety there. But the rain was washing the soil away by degrees, notwithstanding the vast expence which the King incurred to sustain it. M. Picquet was of opinion that

the space between the land and the wharf might be filled in so as to support it and make a glacis

This place was important as a Trading post and as securing possession of the Carrying place,

there.