Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-23

tue of the heroine is to stand in the
center of Columbia court, which is the
central plaza of the exposition. The
statute, which cost 1000, was execut-
ed by a woman, Miss Alice Cooper, of
Denver.
And speaking of this monument to
a member Of the red race, reminds
there is evidence that far and wide
artists and sculptors are making haste
to preserve the intensely interesting
fragments of history of the Indians,
are living the half-primitive life with
them that they may catch the spirit of
this strange people, now fast fading
away. Miss Cooper had for her model
a Shoshone girl, for a member of this
tribe was Sacajawea.
The way she happened to be a mem
Der of the Lewis and Clark expedition
is as follows: Captured as a girl by the
enemies of the 'Shoshones, the Min
tares or Blackfeet, she was sold by the
captors to Charbonneau, a French-Ca-
madam v%oyageur, and became n of
his three slave wives. Charbonneau
became attached to the expedition as
interpreter, and Sacajawea accompa-
MED her master.
From Fort Mandar. where Charlton
neau joined Lewis and Clark in the
toilsome journey up the Missouri, Sac
ajawea not only drudged patiently,
but early rendered the party valuable
services. At one time. with her hus-
band and child travelling in a canoe
that held the scientific instruments,
valuable papers and medicines, the
canoe was caught in the rapids and be-
gan to fill with water. The Indian wo-
man, who saw the papers floating out
OF the water, rescued them before she
turned attention to her child. This
was the first notable instance of the
courage and presence of mind that dis
tinguished her long period of service
with the explorers. s.
The fact that she was a Shoshone
helped the party immensely when they
came into the country of these Indians.
Sacajawea Immediately made friends
with the squaws and recognized tho
chief as her brother. There was mu-
tual recognition and JOY, and the stran-
gers were treated most Hospitality by
the Shoshones. They were given
horses, directed as to routes, shown
every courtesy. From this time on
SAcajawea was looked upon as some
thing more hal a slave woman She
became the most important of the in
terpreters.
In q time of lack of food. she gave
Lewis a piece of bread she had saved
for her baby. 'The annals of white
mans history presents no more vivid
story of sacrifice of heroine for hero.
May the Indian woman henceforth
share with the sturdy captains the
glory of their exploit, as she shared
with them the dangers and the tolls of
the Journey and the piece of bread she
had saved for herNabe."
On the return journey Sacajawea
twice directed the party when every
one else. was lost; she showed Capt.
Clark the way out of the Ross hole on
July 6, 1906, and piloted him over the
Bozeman pass to the Yellowstone.
At the close of the expedition the
captains gave Charbonneau $500 for his
services; Sacajawea received nothing.
"Sacajawea lived on with her husband
the old life that she had been accus-
toned to. From having beer the NOV
ing spirit of an expedition which made
its leaders famous all over the world.
and which resulted in a vast acquisi-
ton for the country they served, she
became once more the slave Wife"
KATE sELMER.