The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-16
IRE STATE FARM and LIVESTOCK

kept him for days narEating his stories OF
the fur wealth Of the North Pacific coast
and the information that Jefferson received
from Ledyard is said to have Impressed
this far-stghted statesman with the idea
that If the United States cOud establish a
claim to the great Oregon country. there
was a possibility Of developing the yOung
republic into a continental power. Tins
when ne became president Of the United
States a few years later, he brought about
the organization Of the Lewis and Clark
expedition which made the long overland
Journey across the continent, and estab-
hshed discovery rights, which, together
with Gray's discovery, brought the Ore
gOn country under the sovereignty Of the
young republic.
The End Of the Trail
Turning now to face the cliff bound
river, these members Of the 1925 expedition.
viewing the scene as it existed 121 wears
ago, can see far upstream an Indian wO.
mar with pappoOse on her shoulders plOd-
ding in the lead Of a pack train. Pluckily /
this has guided the two white
leaders who are close at her side. from ST. |
Louis, up the Missouri, over the mountains,
down Snake river, and along the Columbia
to Fort ClatsOp. They are now nearing
the narrow shore strip that leads TO
Trails End" and the roaring breakers Of
a mighty ocean. Captains William Clark
and Meriwether Lewis have fulfilled the
dream born in the great mind Of Jeffer-
Then following close on the trail OF these
G4HA0AGA2a AnOLAEI
ship, the TOnquin, noses across the bar
and John Jacob AstOr who is destined to
garner control Of the Northwestern fur
trade and reap for himself and his estate
a fabulous fortune, has succeeded in get
tig his first emissaries Of trade to Oregon.
Th1s Inflated ship, which was doomed to
destruction by treacherous hands shortly
afterWard, pilOted by CAPTAIN Thorn,
reached the mouth Of the Columbia, and
dropped anchor March %, 1911. And, it
was here, right at the spot where the
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Of the river, a splendid location was found
for the trading lost and settlement. And,
thus did Astoria come into being. There
was established what was then the first
American settlement west Of the Mississ-
ippi river.
t At about this time, there was great ac-
I tVlty at old st. Louis, for the AstOr over
e and expedition was getting under way,
/ headed by Wilson p. Hunt. Great and
8 varied were the experiences and privatiOns
e OF this enterprise. In describing the ar
e rival or the Hunt expedition at the mouth
e Of the Columbia, Washington Irving says
2 1T is needless to describe the joy Of
! these bOOr men at once more finding them
l selves among cOuntrymen and friends, or
e Of the honest and hearty welcome with
> which they were received by their fellow
= adventures. The whole party now con-
tinued down the river, passed all the dan
gerOUs places without interruption, and ar
. rived safely at Astoria on the 18th day Of
May"
: What a wonderful panOrama-here lies
untouched by the cruel scars Of a %civiliza-
{ ton soon to arrive, the Underlined shore
y OF the Oregon. And, to add to the rO-
nance Of the scene there is great and col
; Orful activity among the native tribes: the
ChinoOks, ClatsOps, Wahkiacums, and Cath
: lamanS are arriving in great numbers eager
d to trade with the white men. Most prom
inent among these-Old Chief COmcOmly
buSying his followers at the task of ap-
: prObriately entertaining the visitors. This
: is the picture that the historians car
- paint when they stand on the observation
e tower at the top Of the new monument OF
COxcomb Hill out in that country Of the
e Trails End. These are the important eV
ents which this 1926 Columbia River His
! %tOrical Expedition have set about to fit
ttngly commemorate. These and the mel
y and these are the accomplishments which
y the founder of Astoria to erect the mag
Il %nificent memorial which will be unveiled
n by these latter day eXpeditiOneTs on Thurs
day, July D.
The AstOr shaft has been completed ol
D. COxcOmb Hill and rises from that eminenc
to a height Of 126 feet. The column rest
on a square base which affords an entranc
to a spiral staircase leading to the Obser
Id walton platform at it's top. A dome Of frost
be ed glass, rises 10 feet above this platform
No more fitting location could have bee
chosen for this histOry-preserving mark
n er; for, from its lofty height, the VisitO
re is able to see the waves breaking agains
ed the rocks Of TillamOOk lighthouse, som
it. 30 miles away and commands a magnificeI
N, PuAOA anna VI mOuuLdlug river forest an
st, ocean skyline, every foot of which is II
plete with historic lOre-the backgrOun
= for setting Of the scenes Of a century ag,
"a when Oregon" was new.
When the Columbia River Special return
through Montana late next week, It wi
re have traversed for its full and entil
length, the great northern path across Il
- Northwest, a route first opened by Il
III trailblazers a little more than one hundre
70 years ago; they will have marked an hi
IN tOrical course from st. Louis and 30
re SnelIns u 1raIs Emu at the mouth
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