The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-17

by Great Salt Lake and down the valley Al,
the Humboldt into California, crossing thu
Sierra Nevada at any one OF the several
points leading into the valley Of the Sacra-
mento.' This track, which was folloyaa
by the gold seekers, was also taken by the
first railroads-tho Union Pacific and
Central pacifc-across tho continent IN.
route that lay 30 firmly In Jeffcrson's mind.
which was followed up with iucrcd-
ible hardships by the Lewis and Clark
expedition, has since been traverscd bv
two railroads, built at a date considerable
subsequent to the time when the fr-t. Trans
continental rails were laid. If Jefferson
had desired TO find the shortest and NOS,
feasible route across the continent ha
would have pointed 70 the South Pass and
Utah Basin trails. But these would have
led the explorer into California, then and
long aftcrward a Spanish possession Tho
entire line finally traced over tho Great
Divide lay within the United States"
The principal facts relating 70 the cad.
crs Of the expedition are summarized bv
Mr.. Brooks in a few sentences. Meri-
wether Lewis. a native of Virginia. was in
1903 80 years old, and a Captain In the army
He had been Jefierson's private secretary
for two years, In a memoir of Capt. Lewis
written after his death, jefferson Sprks
Of him as follows: 'Of courage undauu,ct;
possessing a firmness and perseverance
o. purpose which nothing hut impos,i.
bilitie1 could divert. careful as a father n
those committed TO his charge, vet steady
in the maintenance Of order and di.ciplue.
infinite with the Indian character ,Is.
toms and principles, habituated e. the
hulting life: guarded by exact Observation
of the vegetables and animal, Of his own
| country against losing time in the daecrip.
ton of objects already possessed, honest.
disintercstcd, liberal. Of sound under
standing and a fidelity to truth 90 scrupi.
lois that whatever ho should report would
! be as certain as If seen by ourselyes-with all
these qualifications, as if selected and IN
planted by nature in one body for this
express purpose, ! could have no hesitation
in confding the enterprise to him. For a
! coadjutor Lewis chose William CLARK. also
n native Of Virginia. and then about 70
years old. Mr.. Brooks omits 10 mention
what va believe 10 be a fact, that Clark
was a brother Of Gen. George Roger Clark,
who kept the Indians Of the Northwestern
country from aiding the British during III.
War Of the Revolution. Mr.. Brooks spcaks
Of Clark as a Captain but we have al.
ways understood that he was a Lieutenant
at the time Of his assignment TO the evTc-
dition and during its progress. The author
Of this bpok notes that with the leaders
! wont twenty-six men; of these nine were
young Kcntuckians used 20 life on the
frontier among Indians, fourteen were
soldiers of the United States Army selected
! from many who volunteered their ~seryices
two were French roycoeUss, or watcr-non,
one Of whom WAS an interpreter % Indian
languages, and the other a hunter, there
was also one black man, a servant Il Ca-ks,
All these, except the negro servant, were
regularly enlisted as privates In the mill
tary service of the United States during
the expedition; and three If them were by
the Captains appointed sergeants.' Wa
NAV here mention the fact that Floyd
River, which flows into the Upper Mis-
sour in the northwest corner OF Iowa,
! commentaries the last resting place Of
' Sergt. Charles Floyd. who was buried near
the mouth Of the stream. He was 'he
only member of the party that did not
survive the journey.
The expedition reached the shore of the
Pacific on Dec. 3. 1905. and spent the en-.
suing winter in a camp named Fort Clntsor,
near the mouth Of the Columbia River.
Their faces were turned homeward an
| March 81. 1900. and. on Sept % Of the same
year. they arrived in ~. Louis. Lawl@'s
letter 10 President Jefferson announcing
his arrival was dated on that day Va
news had been received from tho explorers
ls'rr han that which they had sent from
the Nandan country early In April, l>oi.
The loaders Of the party went 10 Narllus-
ton carly in the year following their ar
rival in ~. Louis. Congress vas then n
session, and the Secretary Of War. 'rr.
D~.arborn. secured from that body '"-
3 pa,saga 81 an act granting 20 each m"n'"r
4 - the exploring party a c1nsIderab" 'rdf
Of land from the public domain. 10 oS,I
I private and 70 each Hon-commislr.-3
/ officer were given 800 acres, TO Clark. 90"
scr-- aud 90 Lewis. 1909 acres N-
Brook recalls the interesting ~circIin-'.."'
tha' Lewis objected 10 receiving r1r7
and than was gwen TO Clark
The author - this book does r'' Nmi
go outline the suh~'gueL' incident .'
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commissioned Governor - Loulr.a HT-
tori, ola the following DAY A..
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