44 NOTES ON THE NORTHWEST. 



White River abode or place of council), Wabc (white) sippi 

 (river) necon (abode or council place), Iowa or Anketoskesha 

 (horse), Checaqua, and Salt River, all these fall into the 

 Miss-isippi. The Blue Earth, or Mankato, falling into St. 

 Peter's ; the Chariton, the Grand River, Little Platte, Nish- 

 nabatona, Inyan Yankey, or Little Sioux, flowing into the 

 Missouri ; Shayan Oju, flowing into Red ; and a number, 

 almost endless, of smaller rivers. 



St. Peter's River, called by the Sioux Mini-sotah (blear 

 water), and by the Chippeways Ashkibogi (green leaf), rises 

 in a region of lakes at the head of the Coteau des Prairies, 

 and running southeast soon expands into the Big Stone Lake, 

 and farther on, after receiving two considerable streams, the 

 Izuzah and Tipsinah, again forms a small lake (called Qui 

 parle, or Echo Lake), below w^hich the volume of water is 

 again much increased by the addition of other branches, the 

 Litpah and the Manya Wakan, and farther down by the Pej- 

 uta Zizi, or Yellow Medicine; below which are a series of 

 rapids and falls for thirty or forty miles to the Tchanshayapi 

 or Red Wood, another branch, which, starting in immediate 

 contiguity with the sources of Moingonan, and seeking St. 

 Peter's by a not very winding course, falls into it on the right 

 in about 44*^ 35'' N. BeloAV this the river is navigable to its 

 mouth, about 250 miles. In this part of its course it receives 

 the Waraju, Little Waraju, and Mankato, or Blue Earth, on 

 its right bank, and immediately turning, runs in a right angle 

 to its former course, and receiving a great number of small 

 streams on both sides, and on its left the Witahantu, of larger 



termination nica, nicon or icon, to express something more than abode or 

 residence. Thus they call the city of Washington, Washitonica or VVash- 

 itonicon. It probably means place of council, or perhaps abode of the 

 Chief. Mr. Doty gives the name of the root as Wabesepin 



