Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-12-23
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atable but not strong food. 1t
soon dries up.
June 28th, 1906. They pass their
old camp of Sept. 18th. 1885 near
Cayuse Junction, and in the fore
noon reach the breaks beyond thc
head of Papoose creek where, II the
south slope, is excellent feed "a" the
horses. In order to rechperate The
horses they camp here until morn
ing.
June 18th, 1906. They reach
Packers meadow by noon. Here they
dine on a deer the hunters left
them. and Craze their horses on the
same meadow where they campcd or
the night of Sept. 18th, 1905. In
the afternoon they go thru the Lolo
Pass and camp at Lolo Hot springs
in what is now the State of Mon
tana. Here they enjoy themselves
taking mud and hot water baths.
The next day they reach the
mouth of the Lolo, or Travellers
Rest creek. Here, after resting a
few days. the expedition split up.
Lewis and a few men, pass the pes
ent site of Missoula and up the
Clark's fork, crossing over the
Rockies to the head of the Marias
river, and down this to the Missouri
Clark and party go up the Bitter
Root river, cross over to the waters
of the jefferson, where they find
The canoes and cache they left in
tact. Here Sergeant Ordway with a
part of the men take the canoes and
return down the Jefferson and Mis-
souri,. Clark and a few men cross
over to the Yellowstone river and
follow it down. They all meet again
below the mouth of the Yellowstone
on the Missouri and go Ci down to-
gcther to Mandan and vicinity, ar
living August 14th. 1906. This day
Golfer at his own request, was given
his discharge and settlement. and
the next day with two independent
trappers he fell in with, return up
the Missouri to its head waters to
trap. The call of the wild was too
strong in him to return to civiliza-
ton.
Sacajawea and Chamboneau were
left among the Minnaterees. The
rest of the expedition floated on
down he Missouri. and without mis-
hap arrived at St Louis at noon
Tuesday, Sept 23rd, 1906. They
were received by the firing of sal
ute and were given a hearty well
come by the whole village In all
this long journey only one member
of the expedition was lost. This was
Sergeant Floyd who died in the first
year on the trip up the Missouri,
and was buried at Sergeant point at
the present site of Sioux City, Iowa.
History records few greater
achievements than was accomplished
b. this noteworthy expedition with
more far reaching national import
ance, with little or no human sacri-
ice, and at cost SO trivial to the
Nation that it should put to shame
the avaricious disposition Of a
money grabbing war click trying tc
keep UP an enormous drain on the
national resources of today
The subsequent history of the Io-
10 Trail l am compelled to cut short
The Indians continu to use the
trail for some years otter this expe-
dition, just as they had done before
in going and returning to the buf.
falo country. The trappers mad;
some use of it during the early
twenties and have used it more oil
less since.
The first improvement on the trai
was made in 1854 by Major Truax
| who made some changes on the trail
by blazing it and he did not go in.
to Hungry creek (Fish Creek) but
followed the high divide at the
heads of the Lolo creek and the
Fish creek basins, which is more OH
the route of the present Loio Trail
Major Truax is purpor ed to be
the person who named the Lolo trail
Lolo creek, Idaho was named by him
after noted and celebrated Span.
ish dancer of his time. Blu II
would seem that it should hayo been
spelled Lola if named after Lola
Montey, the Spanish beauty and
danseuse of that time. Major Fem
is the reported authority for this.
Another strange feature in the
naming of the Lolo trail is the fact
there are two Lolo creeks at each
end Of the trail. One in Idaho, the
other in Montana. Ellers Koch OF