, 1907-08-30
THE PILOT OF THE WHITE MAN.
From a Wyoming standpoint tn

From a Wyoming standpoint the
most notable article contributed to the
literature OF the nation during the past
year is from the pen OF DIR. Grace Ray
mond Hebardtand appears in the third
number of the irst volume Of the
Journal of American History. 1t IL
entitled, Pilot Of First White Men to
Cross the American Continent and
is a graphic portrayal'of the incidents
establishing the fact that the SAGA
jawea of the Shoshone tribe was the
assistance to the Lewis and Clark ex-
petition. DR.. Hebard has proved her
case. Step by step she presents the
interesting evidence and clinches the
argumen1 in n manne that is certain
ly convincing beyond a reasonable
doubt. With the instinct OF a r law
yer. the author has delved into Q
nook and Granny hat promised an atom
of evidence in support OF the case In
hand. The result of the investigation
made and the proof submitted leaves
the people OF wyoming perfectly r
to proceed in the matter Of doing hon
or to the memory of this woman who
unselhshly labored in the interests Of
our early exploration.
In her exordium DR.. Hebard says:
THE most hazardous and the most
significant journey ever made on h
western c~ontinent-a journey that RI
walls in daring and exceeds in import
anee the expeditions OF Stanley and
Livingstone in the wilds of Africa
journey that resulted In the greatest
real estate transaction ever recorded
in history and gave to the world a
riches beyond comprehension-was pi-
loted by a woman
ut was an e~poch-making journey; a
journey hat moved the world along;
that pushed the boundary Of the Unit
ed States from the Mississippi river
to the Pacific; that gave us the breadth
of the hemisphere from ocean to ocean;
the command OF its rivers and
harbors; the wealth Of It's mountains
and plains and valleys-a dominion
vast and rich enough for the ambition
of kings.
when this woman led those first
hardy explorers into the wonders OF
an unknown realm its tsolitudes were
unbroken. except by the warwhoopoo of
the savage and the growl of Wild
beasts schcing through the forests.
The buffalo and wild horse roamed at
will over its vast prairies-the stately.
elk, the timid deer and the sprightly
antelope. The bear and the wolf were
monarchs Of the forests. Its scenery Is
the grandest on earth; its natural curl
osities the most remarkable in exist
ence and its river courses the,longest
in the world.
In honor of this Indian girl. SAGA.
iawea, the only m who accompa'
MED the Lewis and Clark expedition in
to the northwest q hundred years ago,
memorials are being erected. A bill
was introduced in the Wyoming legis-
lature in February. 1907, carrying with
it an appropriation Of $500 for the
erection of monument to mark the
last resting place of this m pilot,
the amount asked for purposely CORE
spending to the mount given Char-
boneau by Lewis and Clark. at Mandan
in 1906. The legislature of North Da-
kota has recently, 1907, appropriated
the sum OF $4,000 for a foundation
and pedestal for a Sacajawean statue
to be made by Mr.. Leonard Crunelle.
This is to be erected at Bismarck.
There is. also, a project on loot In
Montana to erect a monument at Three
Forks in memory of this Woman AL
though the governor of Wyoming ear
nestly recommended to the legislature
III LIS LiSSSaSe al oPpiSphA1sASh,
measure failed to become a law, due
doubtless to the fact that sentiment
for the measure had not been sufficient
ly aroused and a keen enough interest
in the subject awakened. When the
Measure was presented for passage 1t
developed that one member of the leg
islature had known not only the chill
dren Of SacajaweaA but also their
mother.
The grave Of Sacajawea has been
found and her identity is established
by newly discovered evidence"
All who are interested in the history
of our state will read DR.. Hebard's
production with keen interest and at
the same time acquire a more profound
respect for the genius of the author.
"GEraBUSY."
In his address at Saratoga. Cover.