PREFACE 



T CONFESS to a great liking for the 

 * Indian fashion of name-giving: every 

 man known by that phrase which best ex- 

 presses him to whoso names him. Thus 

 he may be Mighty-Hunter, or Man-Afraid- 

 of-a-Bear, according as he is called by 

 friend or enemy, and Scar-Face to those 

 who knew him by the eye's grasp only. 

 No other fashion, I think, sets so well with 

 the various natures that inhabit in us, and 

 if you agree with me you will understand 

 why so few names are written here as they 

 appear in the geography. For if I love a 

 lake known by the name of the man who 

 discovered it, which endears itself by reason 

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