Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-07-16

Charles M. Russele. cowboy arts
OF Great Fails, Montana.
Official representative ef man.
historical societies win be member
OF the expedition. including Solon
Buck. Superintendent, Minnesota
Historical Society, Lewis r. Crawford
Superintendent and o. q. LIBBY, Sec
rotary. North Dakota Historical SO
cleky, David HiIger. Librarian, His
torlcal Society Of Montana, Doane c
Robinson, Superintendent, South Da
kota Department Of History, Misi
Stella M. Drumm, Librarian, Missouri
Historical Society and Mrs. Clersnce
s. Paine. Secretary Of the Mlssis
sfppi River Valley Historical Society
A special train carrying this party
will leave Saint Paul via the Great
Northern Railway on THURSDAY. July
1eth at 600 P. n. The nrHt stop will
bs made ct verendrys. North Dakota
which will be reached at 1000 A. NJ,
July IT. Here the Upper Missouri His
torical Expedition viii hold special
ceremonies in cooperation with the
citizens OF vsrendrye and the Mlnot
Association of Commerce. Governor
Sorlie OF North Dakota will preside.
On this occasion Lawrence ]. Burpee
distinguished Canadian historian will
deliver an address or the explorations
OF Pierre de Ia Vereudrye. French
Canadian explorer. who In 1889
while in the service Of Louis XIV Of
France. was the nrst white man 10
penetrate into what is now North Da-
kota and reach the Upper Missouri
river. The name Of Falsen, North Da-
kotA, was recently changed 20 Yeren.
drye to do honor 70 this self-sacrific-
ing Canadian born Frenchman. In
1749-S, two OF verendrye's sons added
lustre to the name by pushing on 20
the foothills OF the Rocky Mountains.
They were the FIRST white men to
case upoa the snowy magnincancs Of
that range.
r. @. Elliott OF Portland. Oregon.
viii deliver an address on David
Thompson's explorations. A monu-
nsnt 10 the distinguished geosrapher
and explorer great granite sphere.
ing latitude and l0n@itude. has ~
eemsly besm erected om q high Hill
overlooking the Mouse eB@uFia) river
as wer@narye. rails monument will b
presented By the Great NorthsFm Rail
way b the gkafe Of Nnrkh Dakota 20
be preserved for AN tima In hcmeg Of
David ThcanDsoa. rue formal tsanm
fer OF monumemt ana site vial take
plAee at verandrye o. July l7th.
AZ tho ooaelusion Of tAe festivities
as hsnos khe party VIII enkrAin Tor
Port Unaon. Ca the Missouri. about
tw@mty mlle@ west % WiEisston. North
Dakota On July 1eek the Upper Mis-
scarf Historical Nxpeditiom viii enter
into conferemce vita representatives
OF all the Indian Tribes who formerly
traded az cid Fort Union. Tha pipe
of peace will be smoked snd ali Of the
iormalitlas OF en- elder day win be Oh
served By both whites and Indians.
This win be one OF the most colorgul
and spectacular events ever held any
where In America to oommemorate
historic aohievsmenss The osxsr
monies will take PLACES On tAa banks
og the Misseurl river At the exact sike
Bf old fort Uniom on the present
boundary line betw@en North Dakoea
And Montana near che confluence of
he Ye1lowet0pe river.
When che members OF the Upper
Missouri Historical Expedition awaken
lAe morntng OF khe l8th Of July. q
glimpse through the car window wiz
RsRsal q eight typical Of tbs Mlssonri