Indians Named Park. 



The Dakota Indians provided the name for the park. They 

 call it "Minninniopa," or "The Water of Two Falls," "Minne" 

 in the Sioux signifying "water;" "inni" meaning "falls," and 

 "opa" being their word for "two." The stream was called by 

 white men, however, "Lyons creek," previous to being taken 

 over by the state. The Omaha railroad shortened the Indian 

 name to "Minneopa" when it built* a station close to the park. 



Soon after the park was made state property it was put 

 in charge of W. R. Williams, an old resident, and he con- 

 tinued superintendent until his death on December 24, 1913. 

 Following his burial in a cemetery at the side of the park, 

 his son, C. R. Williams, was made superintendent of the park. 

 It was under his supervision that the new pavilion and other 

 improvements were installed. 



Minneopa is one of the most easily accessible of the state's 

 parks, a railway station of the Omaha line being but a stone's 

 throw from the falls. The village of South Bend is near at 

 hand, and Mankato is but five miles away, whence travelers 

 from any direction may easily reach the park. 



In 26 states there are state foresters who co-operate with pri- 

 vate timberland oivners in solving forest problems. 



Thirty different wood preservatives are in commercial use in 

 the United States; many of them utilize creosote of one sort or 

 another; others require chemical salts. 



The total amount of land purchased in the Eastern states for 

 federal forests is nearly 800,000 acres. So far the principal work 

 on these areas has involved their protection against forest fires. 



A thoroughly up-to-date sawmill with a capacity .. of 60,000 

 board feet a day has been erected, on the south coast of Mindanao 

 Island. It is of American make throughout, and uses the modern 

 bandsaw. This is only one of several such mills in the Philip- 

 pines. 



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