The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-17
NEW PIONEER DAY
IN LEMHI COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY STARTS
AT BEGINNINGS OF IDAHO FOR
NEW HOLIDAY.


Iaon OF the LemhI Historical societ,
last Sunday evening in salmon got
under way. The date of the meeting
as arranged on the one hundred
and twelfth anniversary Of the COM
Ing OF the Lewis and Clark exptdi
ton this way and their discovery Of
the present site OF Salmon. President
John l.. Rees ia opening the meeting
said Il had been arranged By the 40
eiety 70 honor the nFst white man
10 behold this region That man WAS
captain Lewis OF the famous expe-
dition sent cut by Praslaent Jener.
son.
Mr.. Rsea said the society was
pleased 10 have 10 many pi0n@nrn
attend this hrst annual celebration
and thai The society had WLahed 70
invite all early seILlsrs, old timers
and pioneers Of Lenlhi county. While
the society had sent out over 400 in
Vltauons IL might be Doanihla that
sonle were Oysrt0oked, uut II SO Al
WAS not Intentional He most cordial
welcomed them all saying the
latch string hangs out" and hado ev-
cry one 10 have = good time LrreaDec-
i've ~ tormalluea, as II was the 90
cieps purpose 70 have q comming-
ling once again Of those who blaSed
the trail" into Lemhi county. II wAa
expected Tor them TO Wait and talk
over the past, compare notes and a.
certain u possible whittier We have
drifted."
he said that Capt. Lewis, Of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, came in
To this county on August 18th, liz
years ago. and waa the nrnt Whtta |
man 70 cast eyes upon Lamhi and
Idaho soil and thought that UPON
such sacred day as thus was 70 the
History of Lemhi county, which u |
the sOciety's pioneer day. Il was on |
" meet and proper that all other |
trail blazers and pathAnders" OG |
LemM be deserVedly entertained and |
heard from and that he would Arat |
introduce Judge ShurtliR.
Then came an address by the |
venerable Louis w. ShnrtliH, az Or
den, one Of the little band OF Nor
mons who established the FIRST colo
NJ Of settlers ~ Sort Lemhi and
who was united in marriage at that
place according 70 the rttns q his
faith in the year following his arriy
al there. Judge shurtiiR HDOka -
length OF the women heroes OF those
times who trudged many weary daya
along the trails leading To their new
homes in the west. The speaker said
be knew whereof he was speaking.
for he had crossed the plains four
Ior ave times in the early days and
had seen the wives and mothers OF
the pioneers undaunted even by the
necessity OF fording rivers and dan
gerous streams What I say may
soon be forgotten" he declared, but
what they did viii always be remam-
bered. II Is your glorious and endur
ing work TO record their deeds and
the achievements Of those who came
afterward. II was aixty-two years ago
that our colony was planted here In
this valley. About fifty years before
that the great expedition whose an
niversary your society Ia now cele
brating had hrst appeared here.
remember crossing the very tran
where those men had crossed. and
where the Indians for thousands OF
years before had travelled. Along the
way at the summit stood an old pine
whose gnarled roots had doubtless
been a resting place for members OF
the Lewis and Ozark party. ! stopped
there myself when | came over. | re
member the time as II Il were but
yesterday. what hopes lay beyond
as looked down into what was after.
ward called Lsmhi valley, then a.
now so fair 10 look upon. In those
days | knew an old Erixzled trapper.
who told me be had seen members
OF the Lewis and Clark party. ] could
not verify bis statements then made
to me" Mr. Shurtlin told the meot-
ing that an authentic history OF the
times Of which be spoke. 50 far A.
the Mormon colony was concerned.
would be furnished the society ~ an
early day. At the wiRd-up Of the ex'
ercises the speaker was made an
honorary member Of the society.
n / Andrews. familiarly known ~
Haines Andrews BY his generation Of
pioneers and all their descendants
and successors IN Lsmhi county. made
one OF the happy Speeches OF the
evening. telling Of IDS contemporaries
including Shs old pioneers. The young
pioneers and the near piuneerr. thf
gAyities and the frolics Of the eariy
days when staid citizens tripped The
light fantastic and threaded the
rhythmic measures Of the waltz.
some OF them rather heavy on their
feet may be. bat getting there just
the same The speaker made person.
al observations in this connection
that brought down the house. for IN
stance stating that when be came
here more than Atty years ago some
Of the men now calling themselves
johnny -Come-Latelies were thOa hero
and old men themsslves-
A l. ScOville. an Ogden business
man present as a guest uf the socss'-
". made q fne address II II long TO
b. remembered as a mastery orator
ieal effort
The speech Of Mr. SCoville is re-
ported In our Pioneer departmest to
day. the contribution Of the speaker
being regarded as ftting and
worthy memorial for the historical
worthless OF whom Mr.. Rees is writ
ing in that part OF The Recorder. All
Of which goes 10 make that depart
ment Of this paper more and more
interesting ~ raadara