The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
more important ones before attempting to save herself and babe. It was the first conspicuous exhibition of her rreserce nf mind ana handinAaa

more important ones before attempting to save herself and babe. It was the first conspicuous exhibition of her presence of mind and handiness
 Several months later, the circum- stance of Sacajawea being member of the Shoshones was of great advan- tage to the explorers. When the ex- petition reached the country of these Indians, Sacajawea encountered some of the women of her tribe, and this meeting made possible a conference with the chief. Sacajawea was called into the conference to act as interpre- ter and recognized Camewait, the chief. as her brother. In recording this incl dent the Journal of the hardy travel lers says: She instantly jumped up and ran and embraced him. throwing over him her blanket, weeping pro- fusely. The chief himself was moved. though mot in the same degree. |" Through the influence of Sacajawea- ShoshUnes showed the expedition ev- cry courtesy, directing the voyagers. and supplying them with horses. And from thenceforth Sacajawea was the most important one In the line of in- terpreters at the councils with the va rious Indian tribes.
 Sacajawea was the only woman on the expedition. and she conducted her. self during the long Journey with as much mOdesty, and sense of propriety. as her most cultured white sister could have shown. She rode with the lead CTS in advance of the rest of the com pany, and her presence served t@ al- lay the suspicious of the Indians through whose country the party passed.
 When the expedition reached the coast Captain Lewis persuaded the Indian woman to give him her girdle of blue beads, so that he might trade 1t for sea- otter skin. At Christmas time she presented Lewis, who seems to have been her favorite, with two dozen tails of the white weasel; and at a time of distress she gave him 3 piece of bread which she had saved for a long time, intending, in case Of extremity, to use 1t for her baby. On the return trip, when all were in ly to swallow them. the Indian wo- man, who in early childhood had pass ed through the region, pointed the way.
 Such is the story of Sacajawea-- wife, guide, heroine. And the end. When the party of adventurers had reached, on its return trip, the Minne- taree villages, Chabonneau decided to stay there, and Sacajawea, the faithful TeH1dlutu ul tO htl nus band, and stayed with him. The cap- tains gave Chabonneau $500 for his services but the Indian woman re- eeived nothing. Sacajawea lived on with her husband the old life that she had been accustomed to. From hay ing been the trusted and beloved friend of the soldier explorers, she be- came again the slave wife of the de- generate French voyageur. When Breckinridge came upon her in 1911. he found her in poor health. and it Is probable that she died soon after. Nothing further was heard of her; and the river, to which in a moment of gallant appreciation the captains gave her name, now bears another desigrsl- tion.
 But at the Western Worlds Fair Of 1905, 100 years after Sacajawea was entrusted with the key that unlocked the road to Asia. the neglected heroine will be given a place in history along with Pocahontas. The statue will be of bronze and will be given a perma- nent place in one of Portland's public parks after the Centennial Is over. Miss Alice Cooper of Denver has been selected to execute the memorial. This will be not only the first statue ever erected to an Indian woman, but 9 type of the new recognition that has come to the civilized red man of to- yt