The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-08
The KNIGHTS HIGHT At DENVER.


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Tornado Iikewise. n fact I was extremely
sucosssful for some time.
The Masonic grip has welded an import
ant influence in blaziao q way for ~oiviliza-
ton in the far vert. Its power for good
vas felt and realized on the early western
trails Of tho ~pioassra, az the civilization
and culture 81 the Anslo-Saxon forced ito
x Sns across the consiasnt to III. Pacific
ooast.
Denver the knights win 10 in the region of
Che old Spanish cavaliers who traversed the
great plains and base of the mountains
long before the Anglo-Saxon found u nome
on this continent. Nearly a century before
the landing Of the Puritans in New Eng
land or before there was a settlement at
jamestown. Va, Coronado with his cava-
A4WAH V8NAW - A4O4k tk0 BVuVAWVots 1uAA~
ing to the right Of Piks's peak and leaving
the shadows of the great range, they con-
Sinued their march across the plains to the
Missouri river to some point that 10 now
supposed 70 be near the site of Omaha, St.
Joseph, Kansas City or Atehison. And go.
Sir Knights, in crossing the great plains
remember that you are in q region historic
there was any settlement in eastern North
America.
But the civilization of the west was to
come from the east. It was to be Anglo
saxon. not Spanish. The great treasures
OF gold and silver in the Rocky mountains
for which the Spaniards sought were kept
hidden. They were to I'LL the Golfers of a
republic and not to add to the wealth and
power or the monarchs OF Europe. The
Santa Fe trail was to be built from the east
kQ~-the~ west and not from the west to the
The Sir knights will be on historic
and here, too. are names that are
sacred to Knights 1emplar. the Christian
order OF Masonry.
Here is the great Sangre di Cristo range.
along the Continental divide. 1t was 90
anne by the Spnniards, meaning the
blood of Christ" Some legends say that
1t was called from the red colored waters of
springs that were crimsoned in penetrating
through the rocks. Another legend is that
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lower the SanRre di Cristo, and hence the
Of the range. 1t is the Edelwsiss of
The Rocky mountains. n in its stalk. |
and crimson-like crest. far up in the
the Spaniards saw in the
dower and plant q type of the cross.
An here, too, the Sir knight will find the
Mount Of the Holy Cross. Far up On the
crest of the continental divide rises the
sacred mount, with peak buried in the eter-
nal snow. Here the dumb rocks cry out
and speak and tell their story of divine
owe. Even the skeptio stands mute III the
divine presence, where nature has lifted the
one grand emblem of Calvary. and from
the base to the summit in awful and
silence it pleads with and men will
On the old Santa Fe, California, Oregon
Pixies Peak trails there was a strong
bond of sympathy between the Masops,
Vho by means best known to themselves
each other out. Many q man and
lis family thus found aid in distress that |
The world knows not of.
William N. Byers, born in Madison 1
Ohio, Feb. 81, 1881, a pioneer iour-
,allst in Denver ana many wears editor of
he Rocky Mountain News, G. crossed to Cali
,ornia in 1852. Il think" he said, "that one |
'ourth the immigrants and three-fourths
he stock persisted en route to California in |
So. In our party was Delazon Smith, who
lad been minister to Brazil. He afterward
vas United States senator from Oregon. He
'he Bear mountains, that he vent into an
camp and that he made himself
known to them and they to him by means
II Masonry. lie said they had q cruda
kind of Masonry, but each knew enough to
him and the Indians understand each
1ther. / hayn travelled through almost All
.ee Indian tribes OF the west" continued