appearance
Portland will enjoy a rare treat. Her eloquence is seldom equalled and
she is a woman of deep learning, a cogent reasoner and a brilliant
thinker.... She has wonderful magnetism and a rare voice of round,
rich tones and great carrying capacity. An unusual combination of
dignity and wit is hers and many brilliant remarks intersperse the
numbers on the program, keeping the audience in fine humor and
constant interest." After a glowing word-picture of the natural beauty
of Portland and Oregon Dr. Shaw turned her attention to Sacajawea, the
young Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark through thousands of
miles of trackless wilderness on their expedition to the great
northwest.

Others will speak of that brave band of immortals whose
achievements your great Exposition commemorates, while we pay our
tribute of honor and gratitude to the modest, unselfish, enduring
little Shoshone squaw, who uncomplainingly trailed, canoed,
climbed, slaved and starved with the men of the party, enduring
all that they endured, with the addition of a helpless baby on
her back. At a time in the weary march when the hearts of the
leaders had well nigh fainted within them, when success or
failure hung a mere chance in the balance, this woman came to
their deliverance and pointed out to the captain the great Pass
which led from the forks of the Three Rivers over the mountains.
Then silently strapping her papoose upon her back she led the
way, interpreting and making friendly overtures to powerful
tribes of Indians, who but for her might at any moment have
annihilated that brave band of intrepid souls.... The Pass
through which she led the expedition has long borne the name of a
French explorer who had not seen it until many years after
Sacajawea had been gathered to her rest, but tardy
acknowledgements of this heroine's services have at last been
partially made. The U. S. Geological Survey has recently named
one of the finest peaks in the Bridge range in Montana "Sacajawea
Peak." ...

Forerunner of civilization, great leader of men, patient and
motherly woman, we bow our hearts to do you honor! Your tribe is
fast disappearing from the land of your fathers. May we, the
daughters of an alien race who slew your people and usurped your
country, learn the lessons of calm endurance, of patient
persis