A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . centre. St. Anthonys Falls are situated on the Mississippi river, more than twothousand miles above its mouth. Above the falls, the river has a width offive or six hundred yards. Immediately below, it contracts to a width oftwo hundred yards; and there is a stro
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . centre. St. Anthonys Falls are situated on the Mississippi river, more than twothousand miles above its mouth. Above the falls, the river has a width offive or six hundred yards. Immediately below, it contracts to a width oftwo hundred yards; and there is a strong rapid for a considerable distancebelow. This beautiful spot in the Mississippi is not without a tale to hal-low its scenery, and heighten the interest, which, of itself, it is calculatedto produce. In the narrative of Longs Second Expedition, we find thefollowing romantic story, related by an old Indian, whose mother was aneye-witness to the transaction: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 69 1 An Indian of the Dacota nation had united himself early in life to ayouthful female, whose name was Ampota Sapa, which signifies the DarkDay; with her he lived happily for several years, apparently enjoying eve-ry comfort which the savage life can afford. Their union had been bles-sed with two children, on wdiom both parents doated with that depth of. St. Anthony8 Falls. feeling which is unknown to such as have other treasures besides thosethat spring from nature. The man had acquired a reputation as a hunter,which drew around him many families, who were happy to place them-selves under his protection, and avail themselves of such part of his chaseas he needed not for the maintenance of his family. Desirous of strength-ening their interest with him, some of them invited him to form a connec-tion with their family, observing, at the same time, that a man of his talentand importance required more than one woman to wait upon the nume-rous guests whom his reputation would induce to visit his lodge. They
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