The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-04

the Falls, Of which twill give his own
description: --$4- 80
''The navigation Of the Meschasipi is
interrupted ten leagues above this 'Riv-
er of the Grave by fall of SO or 60
feet high, which we called The Fall Of 81.
.aathony Of Padua, whom we had taken
for the Protector Of our discovery. -
There is rock of pyramidal form just
in the middle of the falls of the river
A few leagues further north, they
were captured by the Indians, and long
consultations held whether they should
be put to death. 1t is finally determined
to adopt them into the tribe. These In
dams he calls the Issate and Wadoues-
slams. After some months detention,
and much suffering, after being brought
down the river again by the Indians, he is
finally permitted to depart, and finds his
way up the river Ouisconsin to the Bay
of Puans, and so to Quebec, after two
years absence, and having long been
given up as dead.
He gives minute account of the
whole countryside Indians, drawings OF
buffaloes, &c. He says; ''we had not
time enough to look for mines; but we
found in several places some pit coal;
and The sauages shOwed as great mines d
lead and "copper" Il is therefore high
ly probable that his narrative induced
some of the French to repair thither and
work the mines.* He undoubtedly thus
opened path in which the Jesuits en-
tered and overran that whole section OF
country, during the next 20 years.
| believe l have thus answered your
questions as to the Falls of St. Anthony.
and the connection of Father Hennepin
with that section of country. The map
you refer to in my Jesuit missions was
only of New York, related to the Iro-
quois missions there. AS it may amuse
you, / have copied pretty accurately his
map of your part Of the country, pub
lished by Hennepin on his return. AS
it is done by placing the paper over his
map, the distances are well preserved.
/ suppose the other Falls is that on St.
Croix River, and Lake Of Tears is Lake
Pepin. He thus accounts for its name
Lake Of Tears, which we named so, be-
cause the savages who took us, consult
ed in this place what they should do
with their prisoners; and those who
were for numbering us wept all the night
upon US, to oblige, by their tears, their
companions to consent to our DEATH
This Lake is formed by the .Mesckasipi
and may be seven leagues long and FIVE
broad Its waters are almost standing,
the stream being hardly perceptible in
the middle. We met within a league
above the Lake another river, called the
Rirer Of the Wild Orem, because of the
great number of those beasts grazing on
its banks"
You will see that Lake Superior,
Upper Lake has got too far south
This, however, is a triae in these early
maps.
| have written this in great haste, as
is Saturday night, but trust that ii will
reach you safely, and while it answers.
| believe, your questions about Father
Hennepin, it may amuse you in you,
idistant home. With great regard,
] remain your bro. in the Church,
w. INGRAHAM KIP.
Rev. Mr.. GEAR.
*T'he tradition is, that rich mines Of cope,
were discovered on the Terre Blue River, one o.
the tributaries Of the St Peters, and large guam
titles Of the ore sent to France to be smelted.
Z. G. G..
tProbably what is now called 'Beef Slough
f. G. G.