The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-05-24
CooYrlaht 1914 By Frank A. Munssy Co


woman was very happy that Christ
mas day The chief had thrashed
Charbonneau and had given her won
derful presents.
And so the winter passed. and the
welcome spring opened the way for
further progress.
(which way. WHIP" asked Meri-
wether Lewis one bright morning.
which is the river? If we miss
many guesses the British WIN beat US
through. Which is our river hereg"
They stood at the junction Of the
Yellowstone with the Missouri and
faced one OF the first OF their great
/ problems. The geese were flying north
ward again; the grass was green.
Three weeks ago the ice had run clear.
and they had left their winter quar-
tiers among the Mandans.
Five months they had spent at the
Mandan village. For five months they
had labored to reach that place; for
i've months or more they had lain at
st. Louis. Time was passing. As
Meriwether Lewis said. few wrong
guesses could be afforded
Early in April great barge. manned
by ten men, had set out downstream.
carrying with it the proof Of the sue
cess Of the expedition. II bore many
new things. precious things, things IN
known to civilization Among these
were sixty specimens OF plants, as
many OF minerals and earths. weapons
OF the Indians. examples OF their cloth
ing. specimens OF the corn and other
vegetables which they raised, horns OF
the biShorn and the antelOpe-bOth ami !
mails then new to science-antlers OF
the deer and elk. stuffed specimens.
dried skins, herbs. fruits. flowers. and
with all these the broken story Of q 4
new geOgraphy-the greatest story ever
sent out for publication by any man
or men, and all done In HOmeric sim
plicity.
As the great barge had started down
the river the two pirogues which had
come SO far. Joined by the cottonwood
dugouts labOriously fabricated during
the winter months. had started up the
river manned by thirty-one men.
With the pick OF the original party
there had come but one woman. the
girl Sacajawea, with her little baby.
born that winter at the Mandan fort
ress- SaeaJawea now had her place in
the camp She and her infant were
the pets OF all She sat In the sunlight.
her baby in her lap. by her side an
Indian dog, a waif which Lewis had
found abandoned In an Indian encamp-
ment and which had attached itself to
him
Saeajawea smiled as the tail form OF
he captain came toward her. She had
already learned some Of the words OF !
Ms tongue. he some Of hers. :
Which way. Sacajawea!- asked {
feriwether Lewis what river Il s
bis which goes on to the Ieftg'
Him RO'shone.r replied the girL
Ny man eall him that No goodl b
river" and she pointed to b
yard the right hand stream. +
AS thought, WILL" said Lewis, D
odding- And again to the Indian girl
Do you remember this placer" e
She nodded her head vigorously and z
miled. B
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With a pointed stick she began to u
ieteh a map on the sand OF the river L
n, showing how the Yellowstone flow. as
from the south-how. FAR on ahead.
) upper course bent toward the Mis- az
uri, with march Of not more than 70
day between the two. The maps OF
Is new world that first came back 10 81
vflizatiOn were copies Of Indians nc
awnings made with a pointed stick az
D0n the earth or with a coal on a I'd
litened hide. co
She knows. WiII.r said Lewis. ~see. s.l
Is place she marks near the noun ~
IN summit, where the two streams ~
, close. Some time we must explore "
It crossingrr
I'm sure I'd rather trust her map =
in .his one here OF old Jonathan -
rver," answered Clark, the map max - =.
His idea OF this country IS that -.
II great rivers head about where we -
} now. He marks the river Bourbon - -
which never heard of-as running -
tn to Hudson bay, but be has the -
Lawrence rising near here. too, and -.
must be 1900 or 1000 miles on 10 ~
easti The Mississippi. too, be - =
lks, heads about here, at the mouth
the Yellowstone. and yonder runs ~
Oregon river, which presume Is lel
Columbia river IT'S all very sim rug
on Carvers maps. but perhaps not Dee
te 50 easy. II we follow that Of e
ajawea. This country is wider than pom
Of us ever dreamed" ~
And greater and more beautiful in - -
~ way" assented his companion. 49,
hey stood and gazed about them at -, -,
scene OF Wild beauty The river
In long curves between bold aud
ptured bluffs, among groves OF ma
trees. now softly green. Above, IN
he prairies, lay carpet Of the shy
rose. most beautiful Of the prai- n
blossoms Ail about were shrubs a~~a
flowers. now putting forth their mou
ms IA the renewed life Of spring. ~
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