When outlining their plan for sermonizing the Indian tribes, the Jesuit fathers decided to first concentrate on the Hurons and Jogues requested to be sent. Ten days later, Jogues along with an aggregation of Jesuit priests and an eleven year old boy, Jean Amyot were paddling up the St. Lawrence to Three Rivers. The Three Rivers was where the Hurons had been trading with the French for many years and every commerce was under difficulties (O’Brien, 27). The journey consisted of hardships. Boats, provisions, and luggage had to be carried around for fifty cascades. Jean Amyot and Jogues ate one meal a day and slept on rocks in the woods. At one point, Amyot had to be carried due to a sudden illness. Finally, on September 11th, Jogues and his party
