THE CITY BY THE FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., is an old settlement, and had its origin amid the romances and traditions of the early Indian days of the nation. Originally the site of the city was on the military reservation of Fort Snelling and this extended from a point on the Mississippi, half a mile above Bassett's Creek thence west to Cold Springs, on the Minnesota River. The Indians ceded this land to the government in 1805, through a treaty made with them by Lieutenant, afterwards General Pike, who was killed in the battle before Little York, near Toronto, during the last war with England.
Wh'le there are many things to attract the visitor in and around Minneapolis, the principal attraction will not be denied to the Falls of St. Anthony. It is a delightful spot, and for generations the Indians were partial to these falls.
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