Evening star., 1924-02-21
The Magnificent Adventure
Stirring Story of the Northwest.
BY EMERSON HOUGH
Copyright by D &
BY EMERSON HOUGH
CONTINUED from Yesterdays Starr
A Stirring Story of tie Northwest
Copyright. 1913. by D. Appleton & Co.,

| CONTINUED from Yesterdays Starr
! 1-Cam-e-ah-wit was the name Of cajawea's
| brother, the Shoshone chief. The country
where Lewis met him is remote from any
large city today. Pass through the Gate OF
| the Mountains not far from Helena. Mont,
it sweeps west Of what is now the Yellow
stone Park. and one may follow with a certain
degree Of comfort the trail Of the @ early s. ,eI-
porers IL one should then follow the Jener
! son Fork Of the great river up to its last
| narrowing, one would reach the country of
| tinental Divide. where it sweepe up from the
, south. after wallinG in. as if In vast cup.
the three main sources of the great river.
Much OF that v.iiry country is in fertile fai ms
today. Lewis and Clark passed within twelve
miles Of Alder Gn.ch: which wroe roaring
| history in the early sixties--the wild placer
| days OF gold mining in Montana.
As for SAGA jawea. she has monument-a
very poor and inadequate one-in the city or
Portland Greg. The crest Of the Great Divide.
where she met her brother, would have been
+, better place. 1t WAS here. in effect. that
call it nothing less than providential which
brought the white men through in safety.
! Trace this Indian girls birth aud ehiidhood
here among the ShoshoBes. who had fled to
the mountains to escape the guns of the Einck-
| feet. Recall her capture here by the Min
netares. from the Dakota country. Picture her
horse, in bull-hide canoes, many hundreds OF
! mics, to the Mandan villages. II is some.
thing OF a journey, now. Reverse that
journey, go against the swift current OF the
waters. beyond the Great Falls. past Helena.
mental Divide. where She met her brother
You will find that IS still more of a journey,
even tcdpy. with reads and towns and MAPS
20 guide you. Meriwether Lewis could not
have made it without her.
While he was studying the courses of the
stars at Philadelphia, preparing TO lead his
expedition Saca jawfa was learning the story
Of nature also; and she was waiting To- guide
the white when they reached the Mandan
dat ttnr - "
ably strange fashion: The Indians sometimes
made long journeys. their war parties Travelled
history Of the tribes there is no record OF a
Journey made by any Indian woman equal TO
that OF Sacajawea. Why did she make II:
What hand pointed ont the way for her
4 statue 10 her? She should have a
thousand memorials along the old trail! Her
anne should be known Familiarity by every
school child in America.
All were now content to lie for a
few days at the Shoshone village A
brisk trade in Indian horses now
arrang up-they would be footmen
(Which way Sacajawca?" Meri-
wcther Lewis once more asked 1he
Indian girl.
But now she only shook her head.
Not know" said she. These my
people. They say big river that way.
Not know which way. .,-
Nov. Merne.~ said William Clark.
its my turn again. We haEt Sot 10
learn the best way out from these
mountains. II there is a big river
below. some of these valleys must
ran down TO il. Their waters prob
ably flow To the Columbia. The IN
Gians talk Of salmon and Of white
nan-th-y have heard of goods which
must have been made by white men.
We are in touch with the PaciIc mere.
I'll get ii guide and explore on to me
southwest. 1t looks better there
N Gi a. A.
jawea. THAT way no good. My
brother say go that way"
She pointed 10 the north. and in
sisted that the party should go IN
that direction.
down the headwaters of the Salmon
river. and at last turned back. to
report that neither horse nor boat
ever could get through At the Sh"-
:none village, uneasy. the men were
That way" said Sacajawea. still
pointing north.
The Indian guide. who had served
Clark unwiIlingly. at length admitted
that there was a trail leading across
the mountains far up to the north
ward.
They cached under the ashes Of
their campfire such remaining ar
ticles Is they could ieass esns % Sen,hH nm d
horses. Partly mounted. mostly on foot.
their half wild horses burdened. they set
out once more under the guidance Oh an
old Shoshonc who said he knew the
way.
Csharhonneau wanted to remain
with the Shoshoncs, and to keep with
him SAGA jawea. his wife. 50 recently
reunited To her people.
No said Sacaja ~ea. n" go
hack-t go with the white chief to
~ uat.r that tastes salt" And it
was 50 ordered.
Their course lay along the eastern
eide OF the lofty Bitter Root noun
tains. The going WAS rude enough,
since no trail had ever been here;
hut mile after mile. day after Gay
they stumbled through to some point
on ahead which non" kne" eHcept
the guide. They came on a ne" tr!p'
of Indians-F1atheads. wh" Mese as
amazed and curious as the ShoShones
had been at the coming Of these whlte
men. They received the explorers as
friends--asked them to tarry' !o!u
them how dangerous it was TO go INTO
the mountains.
Rnt haste was the order of the day,
and they left the F'atheads, rejoicing
that these also told of streams 10 inc
westward up which the salmon came
They had heard of white men, TOO 10
the west many years before.
Down the beautiful valley OF the
Bitter Root river. with splendid
maintains on either side. they pressed
IN. and on the 9th Of September. 1903.
they stopped at the mouth of stream
canning down from the heights TO the
west. Their old guide pointed up TINS
valley.
comes across here. The Indians come
TO reach the buffalo. On the farther
side the water runs toward the sun
set %.
They were at the eastern extremity
Of that ancient trail, later called the
I,oIo trail, known immemoriaily 10
the tribes on both sides of the noun
tains. Laboriously, always pressing
forward, they ascended the eastern
slopes of the great range, crossed the
summit. found the clear waters on
the west side, and so came to the
Kooskooskie or Clearwater river.
leading to the Snake. And always the
natives marveled at these white men,
the first they ever had seen.
The old Indians still made maps on
the sand for them, showing them how
they would come to the great river
where the salmon came They were
Nez Perces. With these also they
smoked and counciled, and learned
that il would be easy for boats to go
ALI the way down to the great river
which ran to the sea- =,
I'VE will leave our horses here.
said Lewis We will take to the
boats once more.
So Gass and Bratton and Shields and
else for himself" And then, his dark
ewes glowing with pleasure, he added.
"Just fancy what that meant to me
coming from Chaplin"
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