The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-04

Sioux. In speaking Of the days, yoy'
age, he says:
f.We kept on in a pleasant manner url-
til about II o'clock, when we discovered
a large number of Indians on the river,
running back and forth, gathering on a
small hill near the bank, their manner
appearing hostile to us We knew not
what to do. Il Mr. @ #S&
ts1t was thought best by some to land
on the opposite shore, but not feeling
like footing it l was for staying with
the boat s13s. H. q
FAfter a little parleying they all
agreed to follow my example, SO ! plac-
led a supply Of tobacco on the bow of
1.-The boat in full sight, to produce as
good effect as possible. and on we went
eWhen they saw us coming they in
creased in numbers and our fears rose
lin proportion, but keep on we must.
When our fears were at the highest
lpitsh We perceived an individual with
pants and red flannel shirt on look
ing like white man.. @.E a.
/ sTo our surprise and Joy we found
THAT it was old Mr.. Charbonneau, who
lhad been forty years on the Missouri
among the Indians. And he used to
say that when he first came on the river
| it was so small he could straddle it.
Imagine our JOY to find ourselves be-
friended instead of -butchered, as we had
lthotght we were surely going te-be.. The
| tobacco was presented to such Indians
as the old gentleman desired, and we
Presumed Our paddles"
This was the last white man that was
L L., bayo. ,cea,5 Thaho,,t,a,t, -fa,,d
/ it is presumed that he died AMONG the
indians on the Missouri river soon aft
Ter. -
4 And again, on July 10, she was prais-
4 ed by him for plotting them down
! through Bozenan's pass, to Pompeys
Ipillar on the Yellowstone. H.. .,.' 4.
/ There, On that natural monument,
! Captain Clark carvedhis name, in COM
tnemoration Of their safe passage over
the high summit of the Rocky noun
Itains. "a :. ..,.. ...s .,~...
i When the explorers returned to the
/ Mandan villages, the modest and faith
! fill Bird-Woman, with her less useful
husband severed their connection with
1 the expedition and resumed their wild
1 life lin the upper Missouri country.
i Twice afterward, history gives us Z
i brief glimpse of SaeaWea. with her
| volatile French husband. l.. s-
Once through General Clark, wher
. he offered to educate their Young half
\ breed son; the later by Breckenridge
i who voyaged mp the Missouri with Man
\, uel Lisa in keel boat. in 1871 Ii
speaking Of them, Breckenridge says:
/; I'VE had ON board a Frenchlnan nam
/ ed C1arbonneau with his wife, am Indiar
woman of the Snake nation, both o
I wilenlss had accompanied Lewis AM
q Clark TO the Pacific, and were of grea
G service. to them. 4 s5 ..f t.zg
Z THE woman, good creature of !;
I mild and gefltle disposition, is great,
3 attached to the whites, whose manner
Y and dress she tries to initiate. She .ha
J, become sickly and longs to revisit he
Il Inative country
ii We find in the writings of Warrel
/ Ferris, an 'ex-ernploye of the American
!, Fur Co, mention of having seen th,
lhalf- breed son of Sacawea in 1890.
4 tn speaking of their adventures, Will
& crossing the parched plains Of Idah'
i with Robidoux, from Snake river t
J, the Maladi, the narrative runs as fol
4 lows i 4s s s55, j. s.ss
We spent the night and the follow
IL ing mdrniilg in the charitable office o
7 lcarrying water to our enfeebled com
! Ipanions who had fingered behind, am
n their poor beasts that had been left b
E / the way, and We succeeded in gettini
E them all to our camp on the Malad