Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-04-02
ANOTHER STORY OF SACAWEA
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months of toll, with a helpless pap.
poose strapped to her back, she bore
her part like Spartan, with heart as
true as STEEL
All honor to her native ability,
which shone forth time and again;
when shipwreck threatened, when a
| trusted guide or interpreter was need
ed, when a hostile tribe was to be
won over.
Her simple, honest manner was an
omen of peace and good will to the
wild Indians, and she smoothed many
a rough and war-like road for the ex
plorers.
And yet, she received no pay fol-
her services, save food and clothing
from the five hundred dollars paid tc
her worthless drunken French hus
band
He would have let her and ner babe
drown near the Great Falls of the
Missouri, the craven, if the presence
of mind and activity of one of the
great captains, as she called them, had
not saved her.
They did not hesitate to olace on
record in the journal of the expedi
ton their high estimate of her serv
ices as guide and interpreter. She
met the turbulent band of Snake In
dians on the parched plains of Idaho
and when called upon to interpret
their demands, found a brother as
their chief. Opportune was that
meeting, and relief to the explorers
in the most perilous situation, during
their wanderings across the noun.
tains.
Like homing pigeon, she led their
to the hunting grounds of her people
pointing out many familiar spots tha
were known to her in childhood days
before her captivity. In speaking O
which the Journal says: eve soo1
drew near the Indian camp, and JUS
as we approached it a woman mad.
her way through the crowd towart
Sacawea; recognizing each other
they embraced with the most tende
affection. The meeting of these tw,
young Indian women has in it some
thing peculiarly touching; they ha.
been companions in childhood and il
the war with the Minnetarees wer
both taken prisoners in the same bat
tie; having shared and softened tn
rigors ftheir captivity till one o
them had escaped, with scarce a hop
of ever seeing her friend relieved
from the hand of her enemies.
While Sacawea was renewin,
among the women the friendship 0
former days, Captain Clark was re
ceived by the Chief, who was witt
Lewis, and, after the first salutation
were over was conducted to a sort o
circular tent or shade of willows.
i "Glad of an opportunity OF being
able to converse more intelligently
SacaWea was sent for. She came in
to the tent, sat down, and was begin
ming to interpret when in the perso1
of .Cameahwait, she recognized he
brother. She instantly jumped vi
and ran and embraced him; tbrowin,
over him her blanket and weeping
profusely. The chief was himsel
moved, though not in the same degree
After. some conversation between
them she resumed her seat and at
tempted to interpret for us; but he
new situation seemed to overpowe
her, and she was frequently intercept
ed by her tears.
after the council was finished thu
unfortunate woman learned that al
her family we're dead except twt
brothers.; one of whom was absent
and a son by her eldest sister. small
boy, who was Immediately adopted
by her"
The explorers now began lne pur
chase of horses, being at the head O
navigation, TO transport their baggage
to the waters of the Columbia.
They had 1eacher the crucial period
. of their Journey; and depended upor
the reliability of an old Shoshons
guide and the sagacity of sacawea
who was ever a leading spirit IN thei
march to the Pacific ocean.
And, upon their return, she pointe'
the way out of Ross Hole to Captain
Clark, July 6, 1906; when thep pushes
up through Clark's pass on to TIL
summit of the great continenta
>, divide.
"Her white husband has spent man
years among the Indians, having be
come weary of civilized life
History is silent regarding tn
death of the lowly heroine of tn
lewis and Clark expedition, and 1t
4 mot known that she ever returned t
liner people on the headwaters of TIL
Columbia river. AS the years role