The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-06-11
EARLY EXPLORATION AND
FIRST SETTLERS OF IDAHO
Celebration TO Take Place at Black
foot. on July and 4. IN Common
Grafton of Events ~ ssvs5iy-
five Years Ago.

Everybody knows that Lewis and
Clarke crossed northern Idaho In
1906. bat II II not generally known
that Capt Henry. trapper, visited
the headwsters OF Snake river IN 1910.
named Henry's lake and Henry's fork,
built some log houses IN Island park
and abandoned the country In the
spring Of 1911
In he fall Of 1915 Capt. VIM. +.
Hunt 81 John Jacob Astor's cxpedi-
tion. camped al the place while they
bpllt canoes TO take their party OF
torty.iye persons down the river.
Here they left seventyseyen horses
and several men, started down the
stream on the 10Th Of October. ON
the 21st they passed tine present site
OF Idaho Falls. Blackfooi ON the 22nd,
American Falls on the gath, and were
Obliged 10 abandon the boats above
Twin Falls on the 18th. Most Of the
party finally reached the mouth of
the Columbia, travelling most or the
way afoot The following year Soma
OF the party came back through Idaho
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Twin Falls. Soda Springs and enter
ing star valley, where they were
robbed OF their horses Floating down
the river They touched al Sunnydell,
went afoot Via Rexburg, and back
Into the mountains TO the northeast
TO gain the waters OF the Missouri,
but came out on the North Platte,
reaching ST. Louis In 1912
In 1928 party was organized In
81, Louis 10 send out hundred men
20 explore and trap In the Rocky
mountains. They scattered out all
over the west, and met once a year In
rendezvous or convention at some cen
tral point, generally In southwestern
Wyoming The annual rendezvous de,
veloped into great trading period,
lasting month or 50. when supplies
from SC. Louis were received and furs
sent back by pack train via South
Pass. Laramie Pass and the Platte
river and the Kaw TO the Missouri,
These men established Fort Rridger,
post at Utah lake, named many
places, such as Humboldt river, Hum
boldt mountains. Walker lake, Hams
Fork, Blacks Fork and Ashley s Fork.
In 1891 Capt. Bonneville led an ex-
ploring party into Idaho, that spent
ave years exploring the plateau and
the Pacific coast.
In 1899 the Flathead Indians sent
four braves 20 ST. Louis to get copy
Of the white mans Book OF Heaven.
Here they met Capt Charles Clarke,
who had been among their people in
1867, and he entertained them and
made them presents, but they could
not read and he gave them no Bible.
only one OF them got back alive to
their tribe with the story Of disap-
pDintment This effort of the Indians
10 get some of the white mans relig.
ION resulted In the Methodist mission.
AIRY society sending Jason Lee In 1884
TO establish q mission among the In
dlans on the Pacific coast. and he
preached the first Protestant sermon
ever delivered west Of the Rocky
mountains, AT Fort Halt, Idaho, July
9th, 1891 In October following. Lee
established willamette mission, now
Willamette University.
Rev lee travelled in company with
Captains Sublette, Wyeth and Mckay,
Of the u. s. army, and who established
on that trip Fort Laramie Fort Hall
and Fort Boise. The first time the
government ever sent men overland
TO plant the stars and Stripes on the
Pacific slope was this instance. and
Capt, Wyeth, at Fort Han, on July
13th, marks the beginning American
occupation OF the Oregon country,
In 1886 the Preshyterians sent Mar
Gus Whitman and Rev Spaulding to
establish a mission among the Nez
Perces moses piercedl.
In 1899 Rev Spaulding bought an
old printing outfit at Honolulu and
moved II to north Idaho where he
printed an Indian Bible
In 1871, Rev Spaulding induced the
Neg Perces to send large band OF
horses east In care OF himself and Ave
Indian boys, the proceeds OF the sale
Of horses to be used to bring mis-.
sionarleH, teachers and books and to
establish schools and churches among
their people While journeying down
the Platte river the Cheyennes robbed
them OF all their horses and killed all
but Spauldlng,
July, 1909, Will be the seyenty,tifth
anniversary of the uneurling Of the
flag at Fort Hail. and Of the Intruduc-
tion Of the Christian religion In the
Pacific southwest, and these two
events viii be celebrated by two
days celebration at Blackfoot on July
Srd and lth The patriotic parts, the
sports and games will be on Saturday,
and three great religious services will
be held In the court park on Sunday,
the double celebration 10 be known rs
The Diamond jubilee" The speakers
viii be eminent dtvines from all over
the United States, and Mex Perce
Indian preacher will be present. A
great Indian encampment will be ar,
ranged Tor the occasion
Governor Brady and his STAFF aud
many other prominent men % the state
viii be present, and the governor will
untugl a new Gag and participate IN
the ceremonies and the program.
Held Up by Ghosts.
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