The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-29
ELLIOTT COUES n TOWN.
IA Well Known Scientist and Writer
on ! visi. 10 the North
west
The Nditor OF the Latest WORK
on Lswis and Clarks's
Expedition.
y Invaluable Contribution 10 th" early
nls,ory Of THE sscsisa s%stsadtsg
From ~ lou,ss TO ths Coast.

\ promiuens visitor in Helena 10 Dr.
Rlliott Coues, OF the Smithsonian tnssi'
s.1e. one Of The best known scisnsisss and
v,itsrs on soisutiao subjects in ths ooun-
NJ ~. He 10 . member Of . large number OF
soi,nt,ao assooiationA has held several
oaeia, positions under shs United States
.ove,nmsuA and has been houored in the
hessoval Of . number Of academic degrees.
NJ 80 The ~, sson aud naturalist of the
II.,saA sAaSss boundary commission that
Sred Ahs boundary between Montana and
Caaaaa In lS7a Hts principal vosss ny 70
~ n.eesnN time have related TO shs birds
Of North Aus.ioa, bus 10 has oaa VINE
"a =, i.e ius,ruotivsly and sutsrtaininRlv on
other subjects ~ we'll. His last ~otk' aaa
sne one that will not only b. OF grsassss ~
Na.eaN 10 Mvntanians but viii psooAoly %
the arsassss factor In keeping MS na"s
hsfose poslsrisy, 10 his ooMpalANon "
tAs exploring expedition o. Asv's
ana Clarke. Eighty ysArs ago b'ools
cave 10 the world the story OF the sxpsdA-
s,on Of Lewis and Clarke from 81. Louis 10
a.. 2noine ooasA II Vas probably the moss
inteussly interesting ~ we'll - shs most COZ
,aos ssoly Of IN exploring expedition ever
nublished. bus the story complied BY ID.
I,ousa il more in sssessina. fuller. and con-
tains matter mot in the biddls comp'ln-
tion.
An INDEPENDENT reporter called ON DR..
Canes al Abe Helena yesterday. The doc
.or IL 4 veil preserved IMAM Ut o. nos
..drv - dust deliver after old skulls ana
mas,odops. but . wide awake. active man.
nm Of viaoy aud snthusissm. NOS Ravsa 70
I'M une Of ~tschuical terms OF Latin Quota.
tions; : man who like. 10 listen ~ ~ wei!
% veil Z good ssory. Netsts.aa y ~ ha.n
d the northwest, he said Ae Game 10 oAsok
IN m sto , Of the expedition OF Lewis anu
1ia,ke a 10 had compiled u. ana ~ s0e
ssms sime 10 gather material tor anosher
volume on the same sublsoa
"My compilation OF sas sxpeo..'oa Oh
LAWS and Clarke" no saaa, n, asts ~ hS
il the wo.k l have handled over saEee
ssomsanA manuscripts" With this into
duo,,on Nhe doctor vent on TO talk enter
snininaty OF the work, aud listening ~ MN
one could sasily ieAlixe now " suou " ~.
difAoulties 10 be s~uEmountsd ONLY spurteu
him 10 renewed effort TO ave TO the world
sneh : h,story OF the norshw eastern Work OF
LeV,s and Clarke - would leave TO she
Nls0orian who came sfSer nstle II nesninR
10 rlssn. 4 hs dootor has with him the
nm COW OF hls work printed. IL IL un-
bound. and aside from is contents, 10 :
hsndsoms publication geographically. IT.
oontxins splendid snarAvinRs OF
Lewis and Clarke, and three very
valuable msps Inc woSA - con
Levisa and Ola, ke 10 given In full. aud the
valuable feature Of the work lies IN the
fsct that ths notes by DR.. Couss occupy 10
much space 70 does the diary. Dr. Coues
Aas patiently followed ehs diary step by
sssp aud day By Gay. ana .. shs Oo ,ss onn %
ment MOVING Just whore the ex. edition
.,vas ON the date refer. ed 20 IN the journal.
Whsn .the Biddle compilation was issued
eighty years ago u Vas impossible to locate
the route Of the expedition rave 10 . gen
sst,lemsnts in what IL now North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho and Washington. hi
DR.. Coues has followed the rout. OF The
expedition Ia = painstakinR and ca'sful
way IL shown by the notes. For instance. on
Monday. July y. lso6. sns s1psaislon
The maps, Of which there are three. are
Of Absorbing interest. The first 10 q pIoto-
graph Of ths original. made by Levi. AMI
Clarke. showing she route from 81. Louis
sixs 40 tue frsr, red lines showing the 'oute
Of ths expedition. II 10 a map brought
down 10 date. showing Sl the towns,
streams and mountain ranges. These
Two maps have an almost absorbing
interest, and together they bring the sxpe-
ditiou down to the comprehension OF .
school boy. The route followed by Lewis
ma Clarke 10 almost identical, f,om Glen.
dive TO Helena. with shat followed by the
Northern Pacific. lhe third map. and the
gem OF them oil, 10 . fac simlle OF q
mep By Capt. Lewis while in the winter
Camp ut FolS Mnndan. From 81. Louis to
Msndau the map WAS made from NJ vsys
mad by tue patty. Il, ON Mandan to the
paoiHc coast II 10 based on information
obtained from the Indians. and 10 Remark
able for its correctness. ~ shown later by
surveyA .,.
and MsriaS rivers were named. Ils hrst
va named after the lady Capt. Clarke
sftervards married, Julia Lawrence. The
sscond VAS named after the sweetheart OF
Capt. Lewis, named Maria. Ihs name
given the river was Maris's.
There 10 not = lib AIRY III Montana. and
espscially those of the schools of the state,
chat can afford to bs without this latest
and Lest addition to the history Of the
northwest.
The doctor, who ID accompanied BY Ms.
Cones. will remain In this vicinity for three
or four DAYS, and then 90 to Lemhi. Idaho.
TO look over that portion Of the Lewis un4
Clarke route. and check w his work. sc
far 40 hs has come he has not found n
single insccurscy IN his notes on the expe-
AtNion