Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Kaskaskia” in chapter 5 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition.:
... of Louisiana it was still hoped to obtain great quantities of gold and silver; and for many years the hope agitated France with vague but confident expectations.
Two pieces of silver ore, left at Kaskaskia by a traveller from Mexico, were exhibited to Cadillac as the produce of a mine in Illinois; and, elated by the seeming assurance of success, he hurried up the river, to be, in his turn, disappointed...
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† | Kaskaskia (Illinois, United States) | 128 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
† | Kaskaskia (Illinois, United States) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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