reached the Hudson from the north in the same summer the
Half Moon [Footnote: Henry Hudson, an English mariner
with a Dutch crew, entered the mouth of the Hudson in a
boat called the Half Moon on September 4, 1609. As named
by him, the river was called the 'Great North River of
New Netherland.'] entered it from the mouth. But the
Algonquins were content with their victory, though they
candidly stated that there was an easy route from the
south end of Lake George to 'a river flowing into the
sea on the Norumbega coast near that of Florida.' The
return to Quebec and Tadoussac was attended by no incident
of moment. The Montagnais, on parting with Champlain at
Tadoussac, generously gave him the head of an Iroquois
and a pair of arms, with the request that they be carried
to the king of France. The Algonquins had already taken
their departure at Chambly, where, says Champlain, 'we
separated with loud protestations of mutual friendship.
They asked me whether I would not like to go into their
country to assist them with continued fraternal relations;
and I promised that I would do so.'

As a contribution to geographical knowledge the
expedition of 1609 disclosed the existence of a noble
lake, to which Champlain fitly gave his own name. Its
dimensions he considerably over-estimated, but in all
essential respects its situation was correctly described,
while his comments on the flora and fauna are very
interesting. The garpike as he saw it, with
amplifications from the Indians as they had seen it, gave
him the subject for a good fish story. He was deeply