== · THE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL MESSAGE FROM HERITAGE FOUNDATION, INC. PRESIDENT JIM FAZIO Incorporated 1969 under Missouri General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act IRS OUR FOUNDATION­ Exemption Certificate No. 501(C)(3)-ldentlflcation No. 51-0187715 MORE THAN A CUJB I was warned that as President of our OFFICERS-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Foundation I would spend a lot of even­ President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President ings and Saturday mornings chained to James R. Fazio Stuart E. Knapp Robert Gatten 9201 s. 66th St. 1317 S. Black St. 3507 Smoketree Dr. my desk shuffling paper. I found it to Yankee llidge Bozeman, MT 59715 Greensboro, NC 27410 be all too true, as I do today looking out Lincoln, NE 68516 at a clear, sunny sky and the first spring Barbara Kubik, Secretary H. John Montague, 'Jl'easurer wannth of the year. Time is so precious. 1712 S. Perry Ct. 2928 N .W. Verde Vista Turrace While still a vice president of the Kennewick, WA 99337 Portland, OR 97210-3356 Foundation I wrestled with the Lewis and Clark '!\'ail Heritage Foundation, Inc. question- ls this really worth it? Instead Membership Secretary P.O. Box 3434, Great Falls, MT 59403 of serving as an officer of the Founda­ tion, should I be spending the time on DIRECTORS my profession or my family? Not being Max Lippman Patti Thomsen Ella Mae Howard a 'joiner' by nature, I could never St. Louis, MO Brookfield, Wl Great Falls, MT understand people going to stamp club Ann Johnston Bob Gatten Oarold Jackson meetings or getting worked up over the Evergreen, CO Greensboro, NC St. Charles, MO politics of Garden Club administration. Winifred C. George, Immediate Past President I concluded early on that I simply wouldn't do that with the time allocated ABOUT THE FOUNDATION to me in life. And I still won't. But I have The purpose of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc., Is to stimulate public Interest in also concluded that the Lewis & Clark matters relating to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the contributions to American history made by the Expedition members, and events of time and place concerning the expedition which are of historical 'frail Heritage Foundation is more than Import to our nation. The Foundation recognizes the value of tourist-oriented programs, and supports activities which enhance the enjoyment and understanding of the Lewis and Clark story. The scope of a club. It is an opportunity for service the activities of the Foundation is broad and diverse, and Includes involvement in pursuits which, In the Judgment of the directors, are of historical worth or contemporary social value, and commensurate to the nation I love and for promoting with the heritage of Lewis and Clark. The activities of the National Foundation are intended to comple­ values that I believe are essential to the ment and supplement those of state and local Lewis and Clark Interest groups. The Foundation may appropriately recognize and honor Individuals or groups for art works of distinction, achievement in the survival of our way of life. The study broad field of Lewis and Clark historical research, writing, or deeds which promote the general purpose and scope of activities of the Foundation. Membership in the organization comprises a broad spectrum of history, and the preservation of sites of Lewis and Clark enthusiasts Including Federal, State, and local government officials, historians, scholars and others of wide-ranging Lewis and Clark interests. Officers of the Foundation are elected related to it, are far more important from the membership. The annual meeting of the Foundation Is traditionally held during August, the birth month of both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The meeting place Is rotated among the states, (Continued on page 30) and tours generally are arranged to visit sites In the area of the annual meeting which have historic associa­ tion with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership In the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Fo undation, Inc. Is open to the general public. In­ formation and an application are available by sen· ding a request to: Membership Secretary; Lewis and C lark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.; P.O. Box 3434; Great Falls, MT 59403. We Proceeded On is the official publication of the Lewis and Clark '!\'ail Heritage Foundation, We Proceeded On, the quarterly magazine of the Inc. The publication's name is derived from the phrase which appears repeatedly in the collective Foundation, is mailed to current members during journals of the famous Expedition. the months of February, May, August, and November. E.G. CHUINARD, M.0., FOUNDER ISSN 0275-6706 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES• Martin L. Erickson, Editor 1203 28th Street South #82 General: $20.00 (3 years: $55.00) Great Falls, MT 59405 Sustaining: $ 30.00 Supporting: $ 60.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Contributing: $150.00 Robert C. Carriker; Spokane, WA Editorial Consultant: Arlen J. Large; Washington, D.C. Vivian A. Paladin • For foreign memberships add: $5/year in Gary E. Moulton; Lincoln, NE Helena, MT Canada; $10/year in Eu ro pe; and $15/year In Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Rook Review Editor: Harry Fritz, Missoula, MT 2 WE PROCEEDED ON From the Editor's Desk The Idaho chapter sent me a calendar of upcom­ meeting and we take a look at the Cahokia ing events and it is a fine example of what I have Mounds. been asking for so that we can run a calendar of Whoever said we don't have variety in WPO? events. Note, if you would, that the calendar lists One of the truly great leaders of the Foundation, the date, the event and the location along with Dr. E.G. "Frenchy" Chuinard, has passed on. His where to write for more information. Also note that passing leaves us with a gap of huge proportions the events are listed far enough in advance so that in our ranks. We will miss Frenchy and Hazel you can make arrangements to attend if you so Bain, Dick Clifton and Dr. Fred Shelton. They all desire. The calendar is on page 11. contributed in their own way to the success of our Bob Gatten has put another piece into the puzzle ''long, thin museum'' that stretches from the east of the life of William Clark. His description of what to the west coast of our country. he has discovered begins on page 6. Jim Large takes a close look at the intriguing events sur­ rounding the Louisiana Purchase and its relation­ ship to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Joe Hill brings us up to date on the upcoming annual LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Mr. Erickson: Upon traveling in recent years with IllY wife the in monumental architecture prevailing in the time plains, canyons, and deserts of the West, and hav­ of construction of the monuments (and the limita­ ing read a couple of books (Dayton Duncan's Out tions on funding) dictate that we who view them West and James Ronda's superb and revelatory decades later must be faced with such aesthetically Lewis and Clark Among the Indians) that hooked hideous tributes to Lewis and Clark as the tawdry me on the subject, I became a Lewis and Clark art deco mural-in-relief standing above Council aficionado, reading voraciously among the Bluffs, the institutional stonehenge at Site #1 numerous titles available on different aspects (again, see your Feb. cover), or various styles of (geographical, medical, scientifical, etc.) of that goofy signage and statuary along the length of the excellent expedition, joining the Lewis and Clark 'D:ail. 'D:ail Heritage Foundation, and, when able, mak­ Recently, I drove a portion of the Natchez 'D:ace ing pilgrimages to the significant sites and points Parkway in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tunnessee. of interest along the 'frail. It is (bis latter activity Although I had a larger interest in seeing the 'frace that has inspired me to write to regale you and itself, my ultimate goal was to complete a the readers of your journal with the' general obser­ pilgrimage to the gravesite of Meriwether Lewis vation that seemingly all Lewis and Clark in southcentral Tunnessee. Tu anyone who has monuments are ugly. (The cover of the February never driven the Natchez 'frace, I recommend it 1993 issue of We Proceeded On is a case in point.) highly, as it is indeed a parkway in the finest In most instances, these monuments have been sense, a beautifully graded roadway of peach­ erected by local.ities, the residents of which hav­ colored asphalt with a scrupulously maintained ing been motivated to recognize the role in local shoulder of close-cropped grass. The parkway car- history played by the Corps of Discovery; the tastes ' (LETIERS-Continued on page 30) ON THE COVER-Equinox sunrise at Woodhenge-Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (see article page 6 and 20). Photo courtesy Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site MAY 1993 ----- --- -------------- --------WE PROCEEDED ON 3 ARE YOU READY TO RETURN TO THE BEGINNING IN 1993? LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION SITE #1 BY M. JOSEPH HILL GENERAL CHAIRMAN, 1993 MEETING In the November 1992 issue of WPO, we pro­ will enhance our Annual Meeting and will give mised more about the 1993 Annual Meeting and another boost to the Interpretive Center project. followed through in the February issue with detail­ Don't forget to make plans to stay overnight on ed registration materials. Since February, registra­ Saturday, July 31, 1993. The stay-over should tion requests have been arriving daily in our significantly reduce travel cost and you will be able mailbox, and things are falling into place. Don't to enjoy the get-acquainted mixer on Saturday delay.