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Show .,., \ r((7- - _, ,\ -1{\rr 1'. ;"/ I I . "'\'<\·\ .·~-;.;,;1:1 / ''/ \ . /y/Tl ,k '< ', ,~( '.f ;fj_\ . 1 ' I \.A: - ·?J/'~ - .. \. \ ~ , /' 1 1 1 h I/ 1\// . .:,::f/2,/f.fA (' / . \. 'l / ', ,-----f . '· \ , . ·:~ . ~/;--. . _/~., :::4-: : ·' . -.,~-ffc , i/ , ;,, , "'· : ._, _,. :::s--,,-:;;,_-;. __.:::::.- -- - _ -, •• . •• I ;;4··f''+( ' _, / - r } ; _.,, // - - -_. - EARLY HISTORY OF THE REG ION= -- \ • ) ----- ~ -- j• =i 'I I i.. -;_ In 1805 tho J;0nis c..nd Clo.rk e xpodi.tion po.ssod up Tho Missouri River on it's opoch making journey to tho North Po..cific coo.st. Tho folloning yon.r on tho return trip tho pr.rty divided o.t the mouth of tho Bi ttorroot, Co.pt. Clnrk, going up that v c, lloy o.nd Cnpt. J.,cr1is to.king his men up tho Blo.cl{foot o.nd o.cross Tho cont.inn nto.l Divide o.t Lenis o.nd Clark Po.ss, so nnmod (o.lthouch Co.pt. Clark novor sc.11 it). Tho Lor.•is pr.1:,ty -,7ont o.s fo.r north o..s The Te ton River in soo.rch of o. more Northerly po.ss through tho Continun to.l Divide, but bo.ia trouble '.7ith tho Blo.ckfoot Indic.ns. n.nd 1:oro obliged to give up their quest o.nd tnko to the ir boo.ts o.t the mouth of The Norina Rive r. F.:i.thor Do Smet vj_sited Tho Bl c ckf no t IncJnns in 1840 o.nd o.go.:i.n in 1855. Ho r.1 0. s so successful o.mong those '.!c.r liko people tho.t in 1856 St. Peter's Mission, tho third in Mon t nnc Torrito.ry and tho first nmong tho Blo.ckfo o t I ndirms, nc.s csto.b2.ishcd by Fo.thor Hoc cken on ' tho Tet on River n.t tho foot of Pri os t Butt•:) , nco.r tho present tonn of Chotoo.u. Stro.ngo to so.y, Mc.rio.s Pc.ss, the lor!es t ond or. siost pnss on Tho Conti1Y;n tn.l Di vido from ~r,cxic o to Co.no. dn, rms thn lo.st one to bo reo.ched by tha r.:h i t o mo.n. Th•.J Blo.ckfcot Ind inns soom to ho.vo bed some superstition rogo.rding it o.nd o.voidod loo.ding explorers to it. On 1 December 12, 1889, John F. Stev~ns, o. civil onginoor in th0 employ of Tho Gr oo.t Northern Ro..iLn•.y, stood on tho summit, guided there by o. Flo.theo.d Indio.n. In tho old do.ys the re ·,•r.s n.11 ox t ons iv•.J ly used trn.il· from Bighouse (Edmonton, cc.no.de~) 0'1 tho north to Mo.ny Houses (Denvar 1 Colorndo) on tho south. This trc.il '.!rs knoun ns prote ction, or Pondera. Trail o.nd ho..d sov0ro.l br::mchc s ~1. cc ord:i.ng to Riche.rd sc. ndorvillc, n. Blo.ckfeet interp.r· :-e r o.t Fort Brim,nine;, Montono.~ .? This tr rtil p:.::..: s ::; d through tho foouhills ju:::;t ons t of 'rho Louis o.nd Clo.rk Forosi:.. R:)mno.nts of this tr nil mn.y still be found T.'he re tbe tro.vois ho.vo 1:orn deep furrons. Ono of tho best knorrn of those sections is botrroen Tho Te ton River nnd Muddy creek~ There nro sevo.l rude gro.vos here nhich t o ll n muto story of conflict or diso.ster. AN ALPI:iE PARADISE Notnithstnnding tho sixty Glo..ciors from rrhich it dnrivos it's no.mo Glo.cier No.tiono..l Pnrk is chiefly romo.rko.blo for it 1 s picturosaue ly mad&.&od pea.ks, tho unique quCtlity of it's mounto.in :[IlC..ssos, it 1 s gigo.ntic precipices, nnd tho ro::no.ntic lovelines s of it's 250 J.o.kes. ' .• - .• , |
