, 1921-09-08

wonderful success they were was the
compiling OF a pamphlet giving in
teresting data in connection with
points of interest along the route be.
tween Lander and the Park.
These pamphlets were distributed
to each person in the motorcade and
a supply will be kept on hand at
Lander to give to each tourist that
goes over this route.
The following Information was
contained in these pamphlets:
The Bird Woman
In the old Indian Cemetery neal
FIT. Washable is the grave of SAGA
jawea, the Bird Woman" who
guided Lewis and Clark in 1904
across the Rocky Mountains ito the
great waters beyond the setting sun.
Sacajawea was about 16 years old
when she led this expedition. her
husband a French Canadian trapper
received the sum Of $500 for her
services as guide. The descendants
CT Bteetse, the little Pappoose she
carried on her journey, now live on
the Little Wind River.
Mountain Scenery
Capt. Bonneville climbed Mt.
Hooker, past Graves Lake and
through Dickinson Park. A member
of his party, B%ierstead, a painter Of
some repute at that time, painted "a
Rocky Mountain Scene" at Shoshoni
Lake, under Wind River Peak which
looked toward Mt. Hooker. This
picture Is known as one of the great
est landscape paintings in the world,
and o hangs in the Metropolitan
Museum.
Lander
Named after Col. F. w. Lander,
who had charge of the military es-
cort in 1885 accompanied the x
petition building the government
road from the Missouri through to
California. Col. Lander was en-
tranced with this beautiful valley
where the soldiers and road builders
had their winter camp on the banks
Of the Popo Agile about two miles
northeast where Lander now stands
(Wyopo) "Coutant."
He was a great friend OF the
Indians. Post office established in
1875.
Present site of Lander was or
iginally Camp Brown. Camp moved
to Little Wind River about 1873 and
name changed to FIT. Washable.
Indian lame "Wanzegaree" for
the Lander Valley meant Buck
sitting down" pleasant place to rest.
Bonneville.
Captain Bonneville. 1882, says
Coutant, with sixty men took up the
line Of march and started for the
Crow Country. He followed round
the southern end of the Wind River
Range, down which stream he made
his way. On this point he was re-
minded hv unr,o 0P hso trnu,>o,s Chat
he was in the vicinity of the great
tar springs" This spring was known
among trappers and the tar was sup
posed to contain great medicinal
properties. present Dallas OIL Field,
Anglo American.) He wandered up
the Little Wind River. saw the Hot
Springs at Fort Washakie, climbed
Mt. Bonneville of the Wind River
Range. Bonneville made first dis
covery Of oil in Wyoming.
Mt. Bonneville is So miles on a
direct line west OF Lander.
Washakie, Friend Of the White Man
FIT. Washakie. old army post, here
is buried the great Washable, friend
of the white man, chief of the Sho-
shones, who for 20 years governed
this tribe who claimed present terri
tory of the Wind River Reservation
stnce 1871. He signed the treaty of
peace in 1868. Ever a friend of the
white man, never broke a treaty,
considered the most intelligent
Indian chief in North America. Died
Feb. 22nd, 1900, and buried with
military honors.
TwOgwOtee Pass
Twogwotee means Spear, the
name Of a Shoshone head man.
One Of the Shoshone chiefs tells
the story of Twogwotee Pass after
this wise:
"A commander Of the Post at
Fort Washakie asked the Shoshonea
for a guide to lead a detail OF
soldiers with an exploring party to
the Yellowstone Park. Twogwotee,
one of the Shoshone head men, led
the detail across the pass which
bears his name. He claimed the pass
as his W and the other Shoshonea
spent a great deal OF his life in the
vicinity. He died a few years ago
on his allotment on Red Creek, near
Dubois"
P0po Agile
Name Of Crow origin. Popo means
owl, Agile means river.
John Coalter, Discoverer Of Yellow.
=, stone Park.
In 1907 he visited the park while
on a trapping and trading expedi-
ton.
General John C. Fremont
Fremont explored the Wind River
Mountains in 1912 and in August OF
that year climbed to the top OF FIRE.
mont Peak. Fremont Peak In To-
Gated about AZ miles west Of Lander,
1t has an elevation Of 1890 feet.
Captain William Sublette.
Sublette in 1923, according to
Coutant, accompanied Jim Bridger
w the Snake river and for the first
time beheld the beautiful valley and
lake over which the Grand Tetons
stand A. sentinels. He named both
the valley and the lake after his
PARTNER. David G. Jackson, and thus
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