The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-24

the breaking waves of a great river at
his back, and in the midst of track
less desert, he delivered message from
Calvary-nineteen centuries in it's COM
ing. The bacehanalian orgies over buff
falo hump and "honeydrips' which he
had recently witnessed doubtless in
spired the text from / Cor: X, 81:
Whether, therefore, we eat or drink
or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory Of God"
Let us indulge the hope that some
day marble shaft will mark the SPOT
where the message arrived, and the
words themselves, chisled deep into its
granite base, be a fitting tribute to the
man of God who bore it.
After services the assemblage repair
ed to the race track to witness a horse
race by two of McKay's men. One of
the riders, Frenchman by the name of
kanseau, was thrown from his horse
and killed. OF this Mr. Lee wrote:
"The next day, Monday, Mr. Mckay
asked me to conduct funeral serv-
ice. / attended at IL clock, read the
30 Psalm, prayed, and then went to
the grave, where l read a part of the
fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians,
and also read the burial service as
found in our Discipline.
Mr.. Wyeth noted the event as fol-
lows:
'On the Goth Frenchman named
Kanseau was killed horse racing and
on the 9th was buried near the fort
He belonged to Mr.. McKay's party and
his comrades erected a decent tomb
for him. Services for him was per
formed by the Canadians in the Cath
Ollie form, by Mr.. Lee in the Protest
ant formand by the Indians in their
form as he had an Indian family. He
at least was well buried
Journey Was Resumed
On Thursday following Mr.. Mckay
resumed his journey towards Fort
WaIla Walla, then the base of opera
tions in the Snake country, the mis-
sionaries joining his expedition. Mr..
Mckay presented Mr.. Lee with two
fine saddle horses, much to the delight
of the latter and satisfaction to the
former. Thomas Mckay, when our
people shall have awakened to the I'M
measured interest in pioneer history,
will occupy a unique position. AS the
agent for the Hudson s Bay company,
he had the distinction of escorting the
first Methodist, the first Presbyterians,
and the first American women, and as
sisting the first Catholics to establish
in old Oregon. AS a French half breed
and Catholic, he supported the Ameri-
cans in the occupation of the country,
fought with them in the Indian wars
and was friend and supporter of all
religious sects.
August 6, Mr.. Wyeth made the fol
lowing entry in his journal:
"Having done so much as was re-
quisite for safety to the fort and
drank a bale Of liquor and named it
Fort Hall in honor Of the oldest mem
Der of our concern Henry Hall Of
BOSTON, we left it and with it Mr..
Evans in charge of IL men and IA
horses and mules and three cows"
Writing to his uncle on Oct. from
the Columbia river he gives us bet
ter account in the following:
"Since mine of June 81 from Hams
Fork | have, as l then proposed, built
a fort on Snake or Lewis river, which
I named Fort Hall, from the oldest
gentleman in the concern. We manu-
featured magnificent flag from some
unbleached sheeting, little red ian-
mel and a few blue patches, saluted it
with damaged powder and wet II IN
villainous alcohol, and after all, l do
assure YOU, it makes very respect
able appearance amid the dry and de-
ISOLATE regions of central America. Its
bastions stand terror to the scuik-
ing Indians and beacon of safety to
the fugitive hunter. 1t is manned by
- men and has constantly loaded IN
the bastions 100 guns and rifles. These
bastions command both inside and
outside of the fort.
The second disappointment awaited
Mr.. Wveth at Fort Vancouver which
place he reached on Sept. IA. Here ne
met DR.. John Mclaughlin, chief fact
or, of whom he speaks in these Words
"He has here power and uses it as
a man should to make those ABOUT
him and those who come in contact
with him comfortable and happy.
The following morning he proceeded
down the river in canoe and met his
brig, the May Dacre. She had been
L l;..If and lelaye so long