The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-13

unaware also Of bis own Inherited
facility for getting lost, the boy set
out mp the winding staircase Of the
wild Missouri. An older brother,
John, 10 years Of age, became the
stay Of that widowed mother. with
her seven small children, the least
BABY, william Shannon, twice the
future governor of Kansas. .
SORROW IN CAMP.
Pages 1912: "(on the Missouri. }
George shannon. the boy of the
expedition, had snliyened many a
sunrise with his jolly. rollicking
Irish songs. But Shannon Was lost
On the 2sth OF August be had gone
odt 70 look for the strayed horses.
1t WIS nov September. Captain
Lewis was Wild. for at bis request
George bad Joined the expedition aud
at his order be had gone after the
horses. Hunters bad sought Ia every
direction, guns had been fred, and
the blundeEbass. and smokes had
been kindied from point TO point.
- shannon great shout went
up, As the forlorn boy. emAeiatsd aud
weary came dragging into camp on
the nth Of September.
- IL was a short story, soon told.
iie found the horses aud followed by
mistake the trail of recent indians
which he mistook for footprints Of
the party. For days be followed the
trail, exhausted bic bullets and lived
on Wild grapes aud a rabbit be killed
with = stick. hot be heard no guns,
saw no smoke. Ia despair 1T last he
came doWu 20 the river, 20 discover
that all this time be bad been trayel.
log ahead % the boats The fatted
buffalo calf was killed aud great was
the rejoicing, aud al daybreAk next
morning. Shaubon's
- Blow, ya winds OF morning.
Blow, bios. blow
rang sEain ioyously over tho Mis-
souri. -
WOUNDED ~ BATTLE.
After the return ot the exploring
party shannon Joined Gene al CLARK
during the Indian troubles. On
page 52i ne find
( ''lu fact. there bad been q battle.
Not with impunity should trade b.
carried Into the land Of anarchy.
Three men we're killed aud several
wounded. including shannon aud
Reene Jassaumc And they In turn
bad killed Black Buffalo, tho Teton
chief that led the onslaught All
the way down the Missouri GeorR,
shannon bad writhcd with biz
wounded knee. Blood poisoning vel
IN. They left him al Beilefontaino,
'Deos leg must come OIL. sale
DR.. Sangraiu, the army surgeon.
''He seut for Dr. Farrar, a young
American physician who had lAteI )
located In ST. Louis. Together
without Auesthctics. they performed
the flrst operation In thigh amputa
tion ever known IN that region.
Z" Wonderful wonderfull' ex
claimed the creoles. 'Deoa dogtou
can cut unoe man all up Grca
already was the reputation Of DIR
SanEraiu; 20 young Farrar II gave
prestige that made him the father O
st. Louis surgery.
BECAME AN EMINENT JURIsT.
Shannon lay at the point Of dealt
for Is months, but youth rallie'
and be regained sufficient strength 4
journey to Lexington, where he tool
up the study Of law. He lived &
become an eminent jurist and judge
aud the houored progcnltor Of man
distinguished bearers Of his name 4"
The following clipping is from
Portland paper Of recent date:
lone of the direct defendants q
tho Lewis and Clark expedition vii
visit the exposition at Portland an
zee the great fair which commend
rates the event In which bis fathe
bad a part. lie is Judge W. Il
shannon, Of Fowler, Cal, a son q
George shannon, the boy frequentl
mentioned In the Journals Of Levi
and Clark, on their famous expedi
ton. President II. W. Goode, {
tho exposition, has written Oh
California promotion committee suE
costing that Judge shannon join tn
committees excursion 10 Portland
His request will be gladly compile
with. Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, authr
of The Conquest who has taken
great deal of interest In looking u
members Of the expedition for litei
airy material, has informed Presider
Goode that Judge Shannon Is one {
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