Historical Collections of Louisiana: Embracing Translations of Many Rare and Valuable Documents Relating to the Natural, Civil and Political History of the State (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Historical Collections of Louisiana: Embracing Translations of Many Rare and Valuable Documents Relating to the Natural, Civil and Political History of the State

The Natchez induce the Yazoos to follow their example - New massacre of the French by the latter.

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Excerpt from Historical Collections of Louisiana: Embracing Translations of Many Rare and Valuable Documents Relating to the Natural, Civil and Political History of the State

Dauphin Island is situated in the Gulf of Mexico, in latitude 28° N. and in longitude 288° W. Its length is about seven leagues from east to west, and its width a good league from north to south. It is continually exposed to a burning sun, and the soil is so poor that it is hard to raise even salads and other vegetables. It is indeed almost nothing but sand, which, on the sea-shore, is so white, that when the sun shines on it, the reflection is very bad for the eyes. An officer, named Mahuet, who was here in the beginning of the establishment of the colony, was forced to return to France or he would have lost his eyesight.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.