The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-02-13


shoer communication may be opened by with New
On Caryer Peters river
many his statements are incredible especially that which says
that he learned the Sioux of the difficult the Indian Ian
few months that he could deliver speeches that
tongue. r1,
Sioux just Paul. proceeded puta-
ton number by the ofthc Chippewa and Lake Sup
Returning Great Britain he the
tanned to gentlemen of wealth and intelligence In the
lake PENN and then ascend the s. Peters and M; r or I'll
they Oregon whose supposed
the other side the ridge the waters the Gulf of Mex
have been established and from thence they be able
reach the countries of Asia some short These plans how
and the Mother Country That Captain Carver made
consistent with truth be denied read his
book without acknowledging that he of intellect
moreover European nations expected
traveller tell wondrous tale his return and believed
more readily of its mprobably that the age had
from the tail of phonx oschcs.
like the birds of the present day. had not peeksd their into the
plentiful of giants with whom Goliath dwarf that pehed ba
vicinity Mendoza, violent
shook and the lightning flashed along the ground
print speech which he says he delivered in the
language among
ofCcncral then Lieut. Pike United
1923 determined that expedition be Immediately fitted
exploring the ST. Peters and the situated the
Bay and Lake Superior The commander othe expedition
Major Stephen Long The party left Plada and
where they arrived the 18th of June On the I'd ofJuy the
passed the place of the Mississippi and landed for few
men, with which was covered hence now called Red Rock
fragment of which , diameter
surpzng that the Indians should have viewed this rock with
curiosity wonderful considering differs
so materially from the rocks which found that neghbohocd
who lives country where the highest hills wholly formed
Of sandstone and secondary limestone will necessarily be struck with
the pecuaar characters the first of the granite that
notice and wondered that who ees God
all things should have made part of stone object of
ship Longs Expedition ,
by Carver century previous sup
porting rude collins At little distance below St Paul they passed
err Pet Corbeau after the chief who resided
This now live on the other side and the station of Dr.
Paul. reside there The discovered Carver below Paul.
nappopriately maps Carvers Cave
place and discovered until lsl
ling four years
St. @ ssaS e Of
found difficulty stemmng the current and reached this side of
century United
guard.
In the narrative of Major Longs expedition not only find for the
her dashed herself pieces from the lofty bluff Lake P
which always Rock gives
lowing legend of Falls which he learned from Indian.
Indian nation had himself early
life youthful female whose Ampato Sapa With her
around their lodge fire from day day. and they loved think that
drew around him many families DESTROYS of being more intimately
connected with him. of them suggested that of his skill
than wife, wait him and his friends
They him he would increase the number of his
that he would increase his influence and be chief
Ambition his affection and he secretly took second wife
Being DESTROYS introduce his bride his lodge that
would dpease his first love- he said to the mother of his Children
You know love fondly doa upon
with late subjected tolls which be
oppressive you from which would gladly relieve you have
therefore resolved taking another wife, but she shall always be
subject your control she will Away rank affections second
to YOU
With deep grief did his first wife listen these words She pleaded
all the endarmens of their c she spoke of his former fond
babe him Of another
lodge Finding that he could her be connted
he had already another
the lodge with her.
Distressed this information she watched her opportunity stole
from the cabin with her children and fled distance where
him she remained of Indians
up the hunt In the spring. they returned with their rs
Falls In the the band left but
Having launched her light she
Padding rapids, she began sing
her death song.
Her friends the but they late
Her and less distinct approached the edge of
the Falls For the paused the brink enselopcd
with then with sudden plunge drcd down. carrying all Of
its instant death.
The Indians believe that the morning voice heard singing
d along edge of the FALL and that dwel upon
her husband that her has