The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-06

"'' '"i''s ana iit more lclOclOur animals
were abundant One of the men. while
alone near tne summit of "a hin. killed "a
panther OF rocky Mountain lion measuring
seven ieti from nose lO end of TAIL At
length they reached point where the JET
icieon river itself became divided into sew
titi smaller streams after lraNorsing a
neauiilul valley. The wife Of Chahoneau
Lewis. interpreter, who bad been a captive
ifom the saNagc- occupying that country.
now recognized the spot near which her
friends bad been attacked and defeated hy
the sioux many years before. and when she
had been carried OF. This pr0Nidontial cir
cum-tancc gave announcement Co Lewis
and Clarke. They began 90 detect signs Of
Indians; "a ieN prints of horses feet. and
even Che track of 20 single savage. For the
first time they saw and killed red deer.
then appeared wild geese and ducks.
and other evidences of their approach
90 q country mere inviting than that
they had lately explored. Two Of The
branches Of jefferson river having been
traced were scNcrally called Philanthropy
and Wisdom rivers. Captain Lewis now
took with him three of his best men
with the purpose of finding some Of the
>hosoneo Indians who inhabited the cOun-
try. following at The same time the course Of
Jefferson river. AT length be fell into
among the cliffs where ratilosnakes were
so numerous that bee named the place Rat
tlesnokc ellis. Following the Indian trail.
the party soon entered wide and
beautiful valley. beyond which aftora days
journey of thirty miles they lay down 90
rest at Tine base of a lofty cliil.
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
The next day they lost AN signs Of the In
dian path and were engaged in trying to
find 10. when Lewis ever waichiul eye
caught sight Of man on horseback several
miles away. Upon examining him with his
glass (which the writer once used i'm the
mountains of Albcmariol Lewis saw that De
was Ol 70 different nation from amy he had
ever met. Tie was elegantly mounted
without saddle. thong carried under the
jaw 0i his horse answering for "a bride, and
armed with bow and CULVER of arrows. lie
evidently had not seen the white men. whom
Doe Wa. now rapidly approaching. The ac-
count 0f Lewis attempt at am interview
with this lord of the wilderness is so graph
length. " Lewis was full Of anxiety 10
approach without alarming him. and to
convince him That Doe was a white man.
lle therefore proceeded on towards the ln-
dian at his usual pace when they were
within "a mile ofeach other the Indian sud-
denly stopped. Captain Lewis Immediately
followed his example. took his blanket from
his knap-ack. and holding it with
both hands 40 the two corners. threw 1t
above his head, and uni0idei 1t as be
brought DO TO the ground as if boz the act OF
spreading 10. This signal. which originates
iu the practice of spreading "a robe or skin
ar % seat for guests 90 whom they wish 90
show distinguished kindness. is the uni
Ncr-1l sign OF friendship among tine Indians
oi the Missouri and the Rocky mountains.
AS usual. Capt. Lewis repeated this signal
three times. Still ihe Indian Kept bis position
and looked with ana air of suspicion on
BREWER and Shields. who We're now advan-
cling on each side Capt. Lewis was afraid
90 make any .gnal for them 10 halt, lest hC
should increase the suspicious of the I'M
dian, who gan 90 Doe uneasy, and they
were too distant To- hear his voice.
TABBMONE.
Ue therefore took from his pack some
beads. lO0king-giass. and q few trinkets
which hc had brought for The purpose. and
leaving bis gun. advanced unarmed TO-
wards The Indian. lie remained ~ tho
same position till Captain Lewis came
within two hundred yards oihim. when Do,
turned his horse, and began % move of
slowly. Captain Lewis then called out O
him in as loud "a voice as Doe could, repeatn.
the word "tabhaD0no.' which in tine
ShOshonee language means white man
but. looking over bis shoulder. Tine Indian
kept hs eyes Ou DrcWyer and Shields. who
were -ti.l advancing without fccolIeciin-
the imurOpretv of doing SD at such Ino
nouf. till Captain Lewis made signal O.
them 90 halt. This DreWler CDeyed, nu
Shields did not observe it and still
wen. forward. seeing DreWyer nalL the
Indian turned his horse about, a'
If fo wait for Captain Lewis. who nov
reached within one hundred and hlil PAGES
r.nDlfnr the word iaUDah0ne, and holding
un the trnkets DOB his hand. at the same
time stripping up the sleeves of DOB. thir
90 shown che color ol his skin. The indian
suffered h.m 90 advance with one hundred
uacos. then suddenly turned his horse Mit
giving hnn lhe whip lealed across tu'
creek. and disappeared among the WILLOW
bushes" Though much appointed li
hIs failure tO make ID friend of the WHY
savage. Lewis after nNln- % small nag o
the nted states oa 70 pole as 81 friendly
signal. called in Dis men and cndeaNored %
follow the tracks of the living Indian ii lc-
impossible. The party therefore continued
OBJ follow lhe Zine 0l tAe river now known "a.
the Jefferson Orb un island which they called
Ihrco-tl0u-aud mile ' island. because 81
wa. exactly that distance from the mouth o
the Missouri river
ON the l2lh Of August, 1895, while trym.
10 discover some trace of the Indian
Lewis came upon plain Indian road. Fol
lowing this over the bills for hte miles OBJ
more. until DO suddenly descended INTO q
deep bOtt0m, Doe and his men noticed thal
tho river now reduced to small creek
came from between two small mountains
I'D. O.
Oh. Indian trail they finally reached point
up between the hills where the river was 81
narrow that one of bis men, 100 a 10 Of eu
thusiasm. with one foot ON each side OF ti'
diminished stream. thanked God that he
had lived 90 hestrldo the waters of the great
Missouri. Their hopes of seeing 40 once
tine head-watcrs of the Columbia were nov
revived. Moving ou few miles farther
they reached q gap boz the hi-hestpart of the
mountains. where The hills recedcd from eact
other Just enough 90 accommodate the ln'
dian road. AZ the foot of one of these slopes
they found at last tle exact spot from which
issued the 'remotest water of the Mis-
souri, Aner Queuch.ng their thirst at The
..chaste and les fountains they felt them
selves rewarded for all tine difficulties and
dangers through which they had PASSED.
and sat down tO rest beside the iuiantit
ri,ulet whose birthplace Che eye of civil
lied man had never before seen. and whom
they now boheld just starting in its feeble
way across mighty continent 90 become
Ina time the Father Of waters
so SEASON FOR SENTIMENT.
Bat 10 was not a time for sentimental ne.
Elections. heeXplOrers were four thousand
miles from home in am uneyplored Wilder
ness. and the season now FAR advanced
They reluctantly leit the spot made so inter
e.tins Co them and which they would prob.
ably never see again. stih pursuing ilt
Indian road. they soon reached the summit
ofa ridge from which they saw far away i
The west. ranges of mountains covered VIII
snow. They were now ON the backbone OF
the Continent. from the opposing slopes OF
which fhD smallest stream, parted, never O.
meet again. some flowing tO The Atanii,
and others l0 the Pacific ocean. The anN
iety 90 find stream flowing towards the
West. which might perchance lead him o.
The water. OF the Columbia, urged Lewis
anl bal. party on with renewed hope
lhey were not 90 Doe held ln sus.
pen.e very long. Descending ths mountain
whose western slopes were much sieepei
than the eastern. in lcss.nan one mile ihel
came upon bold creek whose clear wafer.
were rushing westward. As they stopped