Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-27

aQeurs portrayed their b@s.s. lie de-
script!ou given them docs not differ ma
( terially from that of IszIs and Clark
/ and shows the falls have Remained verv
much the sane for over c.-utuF1. The
I explorers found manv Indian tribes on
( ihelr j1uruey. and Ali were clad to s.-e
the eEn. treated them IL the most friends
manner. and gave them provisions
1ntl they came to the Sns k@s
who alarmed them about the Sans
Arcs. IL is doubtful II the Arcs
would have disturbed them he'd they
gone on south and they probably could
have penetrated the country unarlaeC.
| To the Platte river. acd thence To the
Missouri. The strongest tribes me,
with were the Montaue- Brocke,s. Flat
heads, Mahantas, Gros Ventres. Back
| feet. Dozfe.t and snakes. Ihe Mon
tanes were, don ,less. the Mandans, the
Broeksts AssinabOInes. and the Dogfe-t
part os the Blarkfeet, AS thsre are no
such tribes as the explorers mention.
here were thlrt-ej. villages on the VI ls-
souri. and they stretched from Knife
river up to the falls. On tue Shell river
VI u-selSh@Ilt there aere sentv- rec
villages of PanIs, probably the Pawnees,
some of whom were white. other. free
kled and sthers black. The explorers
had been told by indians that she head
of the Hi.souri flowed from gr4 :
lake, and that the shining mountains
were full of gold. What they SAW shining
they thought was gold, aud were much
disappointed TO tlud only rocks and
snow, from vhica the san reflected Its
rays. Neither could they discover any
lake, but II Is probable they Ser. uli--
taken IN the river. and that the Indians
meant the Yellowstone. which flows ont
Of the magnificent Yellowstone LAKE.
Abont thirty leagues beyond the rapids
or fall, they mention narrow pass IN
the mountalns. which undoubtedly was
Muiian's pass At the gates OF the
mountains thev found river Prickly
Pear which entered the Missoa-i. Not
far distant they heard OF river which
flowed the other way. and, though anI-
ious To see this stream. did not reach II.
II likely WAS the Bitter Rso.. which
flows into the Columbia.
The explorers speak ~ tusk shaped
mountain. which certainly WAS the
" Bears Tooth near Helena, Mont.
and II was IN the vicinity OF this spur
that the first white man aaee nded the
Rocky Mountains. on January II. l1i3.
On their return they said the sBiulng
mountains were not gold, but rocks,
.ince which time they have borne the
name OF the " Rockies" They got the
idea of the Missouri being the outlet of
a great lake from tue Flathe ads, wnom
they net far down the river. returning
home, and who said that IN their coun-
try there was 4 large lake. from which
river flowed. and that cioss by a river
ras TO the west.
Had the explorers followed up the
VI olson branch of the Missouri to its
source ,hev wolld have found that it
nearly interiocks with the discharge of
the Yellowstone. Jake, and that jefferson
Fork IL only d short distance from the
headwattrs of the Snake river. which IL
= tributary of tAe Columbia. The fate
of the French explorers, who were the
first hite ruen to penetrate the United
States west of the Rocky mountains,
VAS sad IN the extreme. They left Mon
treai IN 1871. nifty strong, under the
sons OF Venendrye. the father being
detained on business, and not joining
the party until l1S. Ia Juu.. 1876.
while twenty-one men Of the explorers
were camped on an IL and In the Lake
Of the Moods they We're surprised by 4
band of Sioux Indians and ali killed.
The Sioux attacked them because shev
had allied themselves with the hni-te-
ueaux. who were hostile to the Sioux.
Ihs island upon which the slaughter
took place Wa set down on the maps as
Massacre Island. \ few davs after
ward A party of five of the Canadian
vaynneur- discovered the dead bodies
of their scalped and nuiilated com
rades. Father Duncan. the missionary.
WAS found upon one knee, au arrow IN
his head. his breast bare his left hand
touching tn. ground, and his rIgnt hand
raised To heaven Among tho slaugh-
tered on this occasion Was young son
of Feuendrye. who had a tonahaSk IN
hls back, and his body was adVrued
with cart.rs and bracelets OF porcUp ne
uullls. The father was at the Lake ~
the Woods when h. heard the sad News
of the death of his son, and abont the
same time received information of the
death of his nephew. Jineravs. the son
of hls sister. Marl- Nar-nu~s. TINS
Young rn4s Was the brother of VI adam
Ynuvllle, who afterwar6 founded the
hospitAll-rs of Montreal. beint greatly
moved t. pity by the sad death of hel
brother.
The Iuditns gave the following ac-
connt of the killing IF the party; One
morning the French c,noe7 left TIE
! trading house which the French had
! au,tt ahout the middle of the Lake OF
/ the Woods. and stopp.d q upou an isltnt
near the River of kaIuy Lake The At
mnsphere was So still that the wine
c,uIt hardly be felt Having built :
/ ire, the smoke WAS perceived ~ th'
/ Sioux warriors. who approached ane
| landed unperc~ived on the epposits SIDE
of ihe island ard massacred the ms
sionsrv and all bis party. thv Governp
/ ot Canada. BeAuh ,rnoIs, having tecon'
! ursjudiced against Nenendrye. sent ID
! Novelties Ia r-liev. him from conmtnS
/ ~ tn. forts, aud Neneudrye returned
| ,o Montreal. Oue of his sons remai. e'
until August. l7&T. when. We learn. n
/ arrived from MAckinax At Montreal. IL
! the fall OF th. same year he went att
/ -. Pierre u Narkinav and bro lch'
! back a convoy to Montreal. In Fehrl
arv. lI@s. with five C,uadiius. two OF
/ tay.s five knisteus AUX and Que tutrur
he attacked the MoasuSs u y
/ Schenectady. killed five, and returned
/ 10 Montreal with two sc,ips. one that OF
/ /, chisf. o. June ~. i1sS. he departed
/ from Msnireai for the West sea, snc
We hear of him no mere until l1tl
when. Margry tells us. be perishea a
sea November 10. by tie vrsck OF tn
/ AuSust. Bsauharnois wasslcceeded a
( Governor of Canada by u ,lisInnere
who vas great lover of science
especially. botany. and was anxious T.
push the French discoveries toward tn
Pacific ocean. This man. Though de
formed and Insignificant III appear
aucs. VAS able, far minded and had tn
Justice 10 TEST ". the elder Nsneudry
10 the command from which h
had been deppsed by Bssuharnois
Pera Veneudrye WAS made Cap
tain of the Order Of st. LOUIS
and was directed 10 resume bis exp ora
t,ous in the West. While planning
tour up tue Saskatchewan IN l149. h
died December 9Th. Gallssouere OWNS
h, Was succeeded ey Jonquirre. as Goy
eruor of Canada, who d-{osed the I'd
naming son. Yenendrve, and sought {
. prottt hy his fathers discoveries. Jon
ouirre wished "a send twoeXpedltions
the Pacific ocean, Que by the Mlssoul
and the other by Saskatchewan. II
consulted Ftther CoIu ard, vao hA
! been a onpanlon of Neuendrye. an
asEs3 him If there VAS Lot 3 pass n IL