CHAPTER XII.

A pic-nic party at the foot of Lake Superior--Canoe--Scenery--Descent of

St. Mary's Falls--Etymology of the Indian names of Sault Ste. Marie, and

Lake Superior--The wild rice plant--Indian trade--American Fur

Company--Distribution of presents--Death of Sassaba--Epitaph--Indian

capacity to count--Oral literature--Research--Self-reliance.

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