The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-22

once Il gave the region the anne u
fschoodic. the great burnt per-}ss
Ipetuntting forever the me 81 e 81
terrible disaster. Orinoco Is aol w $
s1ink q. a. possibly reference to the -2
ed course OF the stream, but more propassS
sbly marking the notable killing #ofs some "A
svenomous rept tile. h !ss
Sometimes It was the. ply al S1eatuIean.ssSs
that were name reflected. y us-7Sye 81 ssss
Stumpka u is ..tumbng aters san w
the "cold spring; tahdtn the ,.ln, Shess@
iplac &. Tioga the swift curren g-ss:
ara, the neck OF wa teri
the point e, Passumpsic Is 'Muc h acleAnssss
wa ter, = and Chnutauqua Is b the Nh
spla ce. Sometimes the S1ndia MS names Is sa
reflected the superstitio Thus Manltou u
Is r. Esprit, Nfontauk Is q 1nanltouSS 81 81
spirit tree, Y, and MINI on means athes
s.'deyil,s Ia ka Sometimes his snamess elesls
;brate his hunting Or fishing ex plol ts. ~ $50
kinnw is an abbrevatio Of a long n
mean the great turtle place. Quinsieta 49, 49,
mond means "the fishing place ZOE pli
2erel.s Il. !: ,Saa ssS
There are several Annons, whIehss Oh
the government has g pseuliar penShans
for Topping or the termlnnti tive ~ ~
OF indian words. may not Aunreason Y p
be taken to represent Ammo oosu Il an IS
expressive indian word, neaning ian
story river, :" a proof posit I've thai 81 thew
red man, as we'll as his 81 ccesso re, val
given to telling tall stories bout hts alslce
" '1 EXPRESSION :i,s Or HATE. 2
Even the Indian hn ties and tleredita
ffeudss find expression In names. The mems Y
beers OF n certain dian tribe, esplsed sfos8
their peacefulness. were an conte tnous 8
parlance Ottawas Taclers whlla ~
ff,ercely fighting tribe were adnii rlnKlysss
termed Fries or wild cats by their enesg
mics. Iowns Is a corruption OF n q 9deS5sss
risive word signifying drowsy or sleepy
ones" q term given by the 8Yarlik ~ Sioux NJ
OF the North to- his quieter red bre threnag
of the plains. Tho scornful Iroqu oisa cal sss
ed each Algonquin OF the New York nouns
tains mn Adirondack, signifying ~ tt',has
eats bark The latter retorted by dub.SSS
bling each Iroquois a /" NJ liaWk. or man.
eater grim testimonial In a Is way
the fierce and relentless Iroquols charac-sy1.
ter. e VI ;;lss e. asis;3sS
The family of the Sioux, the falnol1ssS
fighters OF the Northwest, divided az they IN
were into eight great branches or sub 4t q
tribes, gave to themselves the 5comnreh ensJ$
sye name Of Dakotas. alled togethe naN
friendly compact" but their indian Bfoasss
men called them by the bitter term A
Sioux, ''cutthroats" sss
The Indian wasi Il born story. llcys III
Every lake and river. every rock and I'd
every plain had its story Its incident, ~ SS@
legend, The Indian gave ever those ma mes
that recalled these legends to his lnlld 4.
LEGEND OF NYINONA,s Jsl ssgsg
Winona, Mimi. has a beautiful Legend; MA
sWinona, first born daughter, Z, was the%
child OF a, stern warrior. He bade her,
marry one Of the notable braves at 35nls a
people,. She loved another. Rather thanSs
marry the brave whom she hated Y she a
threw herself from the al If of the M
EMS Leap, that oyerlooks the point RhsPess||
the Mlsstsslppl's waters flow through I4ako4
Pepin, and beneath the riY s. t,irbulsntsSI
tbo IN MA Nah
her on earth. Another Minnesota legendS,s&2]
that Of SIinnehn ha, recalls to- most mi A1Sa|
sLongfellow's famous poem. He hoWeysFSNs3
took the usual poets license In the matter.
In the real legend, Mime aha, Tau hln0 ~
water" did not become the bird OF y
despair she sought the IA lie OF Mimi shah III
after which she had been named HalabNI
over g preclplce sixty feet ihigh, she NJ
the fatal leap, ss MI SssI