THE OJIBWAY NATION. 235

By Major Long’s measurement, the perpendicular fall
of water was found to be about sixteen feet. A quarter
of a century ago, the United States had two mills in
operation here, which were watched by a sergeant’s
guard.

In the narrative of Major Long’s expedition, we not
only find for the first time, the legend of Winona, who,
thwarted in marrying the object of her love, dashed her-
self to pieces from the lofty bluff on Lake Pepin, which
will always be called Maiden’s Rock, but he also gives
the following legend of the Falls, which he learned
from an Indian : .

‘An Indian of the Dakota or Sioux Nation, had
united himself early in life to a youthful female, whose
name was Ampato Sapa. With her he lived happily
for several years, Two interesting children gathered
around their lodge fire, from day to day, and they loved
to think that they were “their little ones.” The man
was skilled as a hunter, and drew around him many
families. Desirous of being more intimately connected
with him, some of them suggested that a man of his
skill ought to possess more than one wife, to wait upon
him and his friends, They assured him that if he
would increase the number of his wives, that he would
increase his influence, and soon be recognized as a Chief. ‘