Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-11

alone far out on the prairie and did no,
return until the next morning, when he
came for the saddle.
Since Washakie's death the government
has recognized no craftsmanship In the
Shoshone tr be, but his son Coo-goos. "a
the leading influence In the tribe. He
was educated in the Industrial School
speaks English f1ueatly. has been well
trained In farming and In several OF the
trades and can read and write as wei
as any one on the reservation. There
are two younger sons and two daughters
of old Washable living on the reservation,
all highly respected, Industrious and tenn
perate Indians.
Coo-goos heard that we were coming
u.s. He was dressed in an elaborate cos
tune He wore an ordinary cowboy S
sombrero over his long. tn OK, glossy hair
and the skin of weasel and three or four
bright ribbons were woven into his braids.
His buckskin Jacket was deliberately en-
broidered with colored beads and all the
seams had long fringes. Around his waist
he wore a soldiers ammunition belt
which was also adorned with br ght bows
o. ribbons. and his shapely limbs were
covered with a pair of bright lavender
trousers that fitted as closely as his skin.
and over them was drawn pair OF COW
boy boots with high heels. A new pair
of suede gloves completed his extraordi-
for the occasion and they fitted his fingers
perfectly.
Dick accompan' ed us In our visits to
the schools and the prominent person
ages at the agency and occupied the front
seat of the automobile beside the chauffer
It was his first experience in motor car
and he enjoyed ii immensely, although
the chara cteristic stoicism of the savage
prevented him from displaying his emo
lions. He asked me about the cost O..
r. nd
Moore, the wife Of the post trader, that he
would rather have one than much
ponies
AS we drove around the reservation
we met sew al warriors Of the tribe, in
Guiding Dicks brother and one OF his
sons. who gazed with establishment at the
spectacle, and 1t was an unusual sight
an Indian arrayed In all his fantastic
iinery riding n an automobile. But Dick
folded his neatly gloved hands upon his
lap and wore smile OF serene dignity.
Grave of Sacajawea.
Another eminent and deserving public
servant. who was never appropriately
rewarded, sleeps in the Indian burial
ground on the hillside about X miles
from the agency. I refer to Sacajawea.
the Shoshone girl. vino is called the
mother of Oregon and whose statue
was erected at Portland during the re-
cent exposition. While still young
girl you will remember SHE acted as
guide for Lewis and Clark in the men,
orable expedition from st. Louis to
Oregon in 1865. She was more than
faithful, and, but for her intuitions and
vigilence, her diplomacy in the treat
ment of the savage tribes, and her in
stinctive quail ties as a guide. the ex-
pedition would have been failure.
Capt Lewis urged Sacajawea and her
husband. Charboneau. French-Ca-
madam trapper. to accompany him to
Washington and make their home with
the whites. but they declined to go and.
during the lifetime of her husband SAGA
jawea we'd among the traders and trap
pers along the banks of the Shoshone
and Wind rivers. After his death she
returned to her tribe and spent her last
fifteen or twenty years at this agency,
where she died surrounded by a large
family many of whom still survive. The
Rev. John Roberts. the Episcopal mis-
sionary In charge of an industrial school
for girls here, performed her funeral
serv ce, and he tells me that acajawea
was a true Christian. a handsome mon
ument has been erected to her memory.
Mr.. Roberts has about twenty Indian
girls under his care in a school support
ed by the Episcopal denomination, dis
tinct from the industrial school at the
agency. which Is conducted By the gov.
eminent. His work IL entirely with the