Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-14

mand Of the rivers and harbors; the
wealth OF the mountains, ,.ans anC
vallcys-a dominion vast and rich
enough for the dominion Of kings.
when this woman led those first
hardy explorers into the wonders OF
an unknown realm, lis solitudc> were
unbrokcn except by the war-whoop OF
the savage and the yrowlo OF wild
beasts cchoing through the forests. The
buffalo and wild horse roamcd at will
over Is vast pra!r;e>. the stately elk,
The 'inid deer The bear and the
! wolf were the monarchs Of the forest.
II, scenery is the grandc,t on earth
it, natural curin>itics are the most re-
markablc in existence and lis river
course, the longest in the world
| DR.. Ilcbard has done vast amount
OF research to prove that the Sakakawea
Of the expedition, and the one whose
grave j, in Wyoming is one and the
same person.
| From the discovery Of America. his
tory shows a long list Of dr>ky hero
! ines from Pocahunta> to Ramona, whose
devotion to their white friends have
received neither pvcuniary reward nor
even remembrance. Bird Woman was
no exception. for when the party
reached Bismarck. her husband was Civ
en- ;.'vnin 500. while she received moth
! inu. Lewis and Clark in their account
OF the expedition paid tribute to her
In their journal they wrote Of Bird
Wnman She was very nb>rrvant. She
had good memory. remembering To-
cations not seen since her childhood.
In trr:lblc >hc was full Of resources,
plucky ard determined With her
helpless infant she rode with the men.
guiding Us uncrringly through the
mountain passes and lonely places. In
tc7ligcnt, cheerful, resourceiul, tireless.
faithful she inspired us all Long since
happy hunting grounds. Only her name
and traits and story remain: but pos
tcrity will not soon forget her services
to the white race"
These leaders left a charge to pos
tcrity and when a hundred years had
gone, and men could see the great
achievement in the light of new CEN
fury, when the one hundredth annivcr
sary was being celebrated by the ma
ton, the story of Sakakawea. the first
pioneer mother to cross the Rocky
mountains and carry her baby into the
Oregon country was revived and re-
told 1T had the fascination Of piece
of knighthood fiction; that it was his
tory added to its charm The state
pride Of the young people Of North Da-
kota was aroused by the fact that IN
that time of greatest need, leader
came forth from our own state. But
the young are severe critics and they
thought the treatment Of our heroine
was simply barbarous. That she should
be the onlv one in the party to receive
no reward for her priceless services
was shameful, and when they read that
at both St. Louis and at Portland
statues had been erected in her honor.
they were chagrned to think strangers
had honored Sakakawea while her
adopted people had failed to recognize
her services. The Young people gen
crously expressed the desire to honor
this Indian girl. to whom the nation
was so much indebted. Not only the
young but older people were interested.
At one of the meetings OF the Fort
nightly club Of Fargo. while discussing
the Lewis and Clark expedition, the
members heard the story Of Sakakawea !
with the kccncst interest, and decided
that it was time to recognize our hero |
inc. 1t is a part OF the creed Of this
club that no organization of women has |
a right to exist whose sole purpose is !
sclf-improvcmcm and Self-enioyment. !,
While this is cmncntly proper, it is
but one Of the privileges Of club wo-
mrn-that the best efforts Of every such
organization should belong to the COM
munitv and as club women we should |
be active in seeing that the neighbour
hood is kept not only clean and health
full. but in creating a public sentimen,
that demands that our community is a
safe place morally for our own young
people, and equally safe for those who
are obliged to earn their living among
us; that we by word and act empha
size the thought that in honor virtue.
courage and service we are one people
with one language, one tongue. with one
standard of right living for rich or poor.
The club agreed that the marking of
the historic spots of our young state
was fitting and timely, and that to hon.
or the memory of the doors of great
deeds was a privilege. We decided to
lay the matter before the women of the
state ind see whether the women could
not erect some memorial to Sakakawea,
the first North Dakotan whose name
was enrolled on the pages Of history.
1t was thought best to bring the. matter,
through our club representative, before
the members of the city federation.
This was done, and each member of
the federation presented the matter to
her own club all clubs were interested.
The matter was next presented to the
state federation by Mrs. Beulah Ami
don at a meeting at Jamestown in o.