During the winter, twenty-five local Indians died from a disease outbreak and members of the French crew suffered from scurvy. The Indians showed the French a remedy for this disease that involved making tea from the bark and leaves of the sassafras tree. When spring arrived, the French met with one of the local chiefs who told them of lands further inland along lakes where jewels and gold were readily available and the inhabitants wove cloth.
The French traded metal pans and hatchets for furs, and eventually set sail for France, May 16, , returning to St. Malo, July 6, Venice, Bigger Toronto, A rudimentary fort had been built by the men Cartier had left behind as he had ventured to Hochelaga and he quickly learned that Donnacona resented its presence.
Their friendship deteriorated quickly. Over the winter, Stadacona was hit by disease and scurvy. Whether or not the sickness was brought on by the French is unknown, but the French were blamed nonetheless. Donnacona ceased all contact. By December, 50 natives had died and Cartier's crew were also suffering terribly from scurvy. Many became too ill to be of any service, but still managed to make enough noise by banging walls with tools to convince Donnacona that all was well when, in fact, it was not.
Supplies were low and many of his crew were near death from the cold and starvation. Cartier had noticed the symptoms of scurvy in the Iroquoians and was surprised to see the chief's son, Dom Agaya, healthy and fit within only a few days. Realizing that, without help, he and his crew had little chance of surviving the winter, Cartier finally told Dom Agaya of the scurvy and asked his assistance. Hoping to get some help from the French strangers for the sickness which still plagued the Iroquoians, and not wanting to make permanent enemies, Donnacona finally allowed Dom Agaya to share their secret medicines.
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