Weekly Chemawa American., December 12, 1902, Page 7, Image 7

THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
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CHEMAWA School, Ore son, founded
In 1880 with twenty-five pupils, now num.
beraaix hundred. Among recent nrrivals
were the children of several of these flret
students. Through the years they have at
least kept enough good results of their
education to desire that thelrchlldrenshall
have advantages. The Indian's Friend.
The Appropriation.
The Indian appropriation bill reported
Id Congress carries every item for Oregon
and Washington embodied In the recent
Treasury estimates, Including $106,000 for
educating 650 pupils at the Salem Bcbool.
Representative Moody bad the appropri
ation for an Indian agent at Umatilla
restored to the bill at $1200, this offiee
having been abollebed several months ago.
He also secured a provision authorizing
Superintendent Potter to utilize part of
hie contingent fund in paying transporta
tion of pupi Is from their homeB to the Salem
school.
Mr. Moody contended for an amendment
authorizing Govt, expenditure to bring
Alaska IndianB to Chemawa, but was op
posed. He, however, has the suppm of
the Indian office i n this project, and Com
missnner Jones is drafting an amendment
providing for the education of a certain
number of Alaskans at Chemawa, Spe
cial to Capital Journal.
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prise, and always guarded with utmost care
the charts, notes aud instruments of the
two explorers. These two men, also weak
ened by hunger and exposure, and 8 1 led
with anxiety for their comrades, still fai'h
ful to their trust' continually made careful
observation of the country they traversed
and carefully recorded their conclusions.
Finally the friendly, hospitality of the
tin Perees and Shoshone Indians did
much to lighten their hardships. Through
these Indians they found their way to ihe
headquarters ofihn Columbia, down which
ll-ey mndp a portions MitriiwBriilJ"urnv,
nul nt. Hi, 7 h NVvt tub' r, IfcOfi, tl v'y rauaht
tbe first glimpse of the blue Pacific.
The winter was apent near the month of
the Columbia, within hearing of the roar
of Ihe ocean's breakers,. In tbe Spring, the
backward journey was commenced, al
though scantily clad and without means
of barter and trade with Indians, whereby
game aud horses could be seoured.
In crossing the Divide they again en
countered every hardship and danger.
But, undaunted, they pushed their way to
the Missouri, and with but few further
adventures floated down the river to St.
Louis, reaching there September 23, 1806,
having blazed a path more than four thou
sand miles loug.
The maps and reports which they brought
with them went a great way toward secur
ing to the Govt, of tbe U. S. the Great
Northwest, and it is in honor of the mem
ory of these two men and the expedition
which they so heroically commanded, that
the Lewis and Clark Centennial, Ameri
can Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair
will be held in 1905.
One after another, the fair daughters of
indulgent Uncle Sam have been presented
to the world through the medium of some
grand celebration and ceremonial, whereat
their charms and accomplishments were
displayed.
In 1876, the first presentation was made
when Philadelphia stepped demurely forth
and all the nations came to do her homage.
Fext, a Southern daughter, sparkling New
Orleans, came out in all her tropical beau
ty. Soon the'new woman," radiant, self
reliant, capable Chicago, made her formal
bow and all the world bent low at her
shrine. Afterher, from the far West, came
promising San Francisco to join the com
pany of debutantea. followed by another
stately Southern sister, when fair Atlanta
Bmillngly received the homage of the na
tions. Then Omaha, the dunky pet of the
pralrlea, flashed bright, dazzling glances
from beneath dark brows upon a throng of
admirers. Recently, tbe daughter of the
cold lake breezes brilliant, warm-hearted,
sympathetic Buffalo, charmed the world.
And now that another Southern beauty
Charleston Is about to make her first ap-