. The boy's story of Zebulon M. Pike;. er loss—that ofLawrence, of the frigate Chesapeake, whose last words Dontgive up the ship is the watchword of the American this the House of Representatives conferred publichonors on the two, and ordered that the children of each shouldbe regarded as wards of the republic. In every part of thecountry the name of Pike was commemorated and perpet-uated. Ten States gave his name to counties. Twenty town-ships were christened Pike. Forts, ships, villages, creeks areknown by his name. Pikes Island, at the mouth of the Min-nesota River, is histor
. The boy's story of Zebulon M. Pike;. er loss—that ofLawrence, of the frigate Chesapeake, whose last words Dontgive up the ship is the watchword of the American this the House of Representatives conferred publichonors on the two, and ordered that the children of each shouldbe regarded as wards of the republic. In every part of thecountry the name of Pike was commemorated and perpet-uated. Ten States gave his name to counties. Twenty town-ships were christened Pike. Forts, ships, villages, creeks areknown by his name. Pikes Island, at the mouth of the Min-nesota River, is historic, for here the United States first madeknown its intentions with regard to the Indians of the North-west. The range of blufi^s opposite Prairie du Chien, whichhe describes in his diary, is known as Pikes of all, enduring while the world revolves, is PikesPeak, the lofty sentinel of the Rocky Mountains, discoveredby him and later named in grateful recollection of his lifeand death. THE BOYS STORY OFZEBULON M. PIKE. MAP OF PIKES EXPLORATIONSThe dotted lines show the routes followed on the several expeditions ZEBULON M. PIKE CHAPTER I ST. LOUIS TO ST. PAUL August 9—September 21, 1805 [military order of general JAMES WILKINSON] Headquarters, St. Louis, July 30, : Having completed your equipments, you are to pro-ceed up the Mississippi with all possible diligence, tak-ing the following instructions for your general govern-ment, which are to yield to your discretion in all casesof exigency. You will please to take the course of the river, andcalculate distances by time, noting rivers, creeks, high-lands, prairies, islands, rapids, shoals, mines, quarries,timber, water, soil, Indian villages and settlements, ina diary, to comprehend reflections on the winds andweather. It is interesting to government to be informed ofthe population and residence of the several Indiannations, of the quantity and species of skins and fursthey barter per annum, and their r
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