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THE 75TH ANNUL

GREEN RIVERRENDEZVOUS PAGEANT

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1936 “Meat Ma oii t4a raaW” 2010

ANNUAL COMMEMORATIONPAGEANT

Presented by

Green River Rendezvous Pageant Association, Inc.P0 Box 274

Pinedale, WY 82941www. meetmeonthegreen. corn

THE GREEN RIVER RENDEZVOUS

Out in the Far West where three great river systemsfind their source, lies the Land of the Rendezvous.In the early days these streams and the surroundingmountains abounded in valuable fur bearing animals. The large British fur companies had foundthis area at the turn of the 19th Century, and in ashort while enterprising Americans seeking furscame into conflict with the British interests in theWest.

These trappers and adventurers were hardlyinto the Wilderness whenchurchmen and missionaries were with him carrying the word of Godand the American flaginto a land that was stillto be acquired by theUnited States. SubletteCounty at this time wasthe extreme southeastcorner of the Oregon Territory. Here the mightyGreen River, queen of all the beaver waters, was aMecca for trappers and Indians.

A short survey of the fur trade in the Rocky Mountains reveals that trappers had covered the Westfrom what is now Mexico to Canada and from theMississippi to the Pacific in a short period of 16years. Beginning with Colter, in 1807, Hoback,Reznor, Robinson, Hunt, Lewis and Clark, andRobert Stuart, followed by William Ashley (whooriginated the Rendezvous), brought together whatcan be considered the greatest group of continentalexplorers ever to assemble in any one place. Suchmen such as Smith, Bridger, Carson, Meeks,Prevost, Bonneville, Fontenelle, Campbell, Fitzpatrick, Fraeb, Gervais, and many other too numerous to mention.

Intermingling with these were the missionaries suchas Lee, Parker, Spaulding, Whitman and DeSmet.From the far reaches of the wild country, trappersand Indians congregated at Rendezvous on thebanks of the Green River to trade their catches ofthe past winter season for supplies, and to discusstheir findings and wanderings. Pausing at this spotin 1836, were Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Spaulding

who crossed thecontinent with theirhusbands to establish a mission inOregon. They werethe first whitewomen to blaze theway for the thousands to followtheir brave example.

The Rendezvousassemblage num

bered in the thousands. Six of these great gatherings were held in Sublette County. They occurredinthe years: 1832, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1839, and1840. No official representative of any governmentis known to have taken part in these earliest explorations. It was the fur industry, the trapper, and themissionary that opened the gates of the west. Theirhardship have never been surpassed and their courage and fortitude seldom equaled.

It is the aim of the Green River Rendezvous PageantAssociation to perpetuate this important period ofAmerican history so vital to the development of theWest by reenacting annually in pageant form somehistorical incidents from that distant day.

To all those who made their Rendezvous in SubletteCounty, we of today gather to honor them by commemorating those occasions of over one hundredyears ago. Tread gently, for you walk upon hallowed ground.

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SCENE 1A Prelude to HistoryOpening Ceremonies

The AstoriansPipe Lighting Ceremony

SCENE 2Fort Bonneville

Arrival of the Free TrappersThe Mountain Men

Antelope Soldiers & The Shoshones

SCENE 3Trapper’s Bride

Bonneville vs. Chief Horse RaceIndian Dances

Father Pierre Jean DeSmetThe American Fur Company

Rocky Mountain Fur Company

SCENE 4The Dude

Pony DanceThe Protestant Missionaries

SCENE SHistory on Parade

CAST OF CHARACTERS

John Hoback.Eric SchneiderA Kentuckian and explorer who was the guide for Wilson P. Hunt and theAstorians.

Jacob Reznor Jake BrunetteAlso from Kentucky, he assisted Hoback and Robinson in guiding theAstorians through the Green River Valley and beyond.

Edward Robinson Tyler WilsonHe, John Hoback, and Jacob Reznor, employees of John Jacob Astor FurCompany, led the group called the Astorians across the Bighorn Mountainsusing Powder River Pass as the means of passage.

Wilson Price Hunt Jason MickelsonHe named the Hoback River to honor his guide, John Hoback, who led themdown this tributary to the Snake River into Jackson Hole.

Pierre Dorion Andrew McGuireConsidered “a shrewd, hard-twisted, semiliterate half-breed,” he lived intermittently with the Yankton Sioux Indians for 20 years prior to the arrival ofthe explorers. In dire need of a Sioux interpreter, the Americans paid Dorionnot only an interpreter’s salary, but also purchased from him 300 pounds ofbuffalo grease, “which we use to repel insects.”

Aioe Dorion Molly LandersDorion Children Ian Dickinson & Matazi Landers

Old Man Indian Clete Lamere

Capt. Bonneville Mark EatingerBonneville’s place in history is that of an explorer as well as a fur trader. Hiswanderings in the wilderness gratified his curiosity and his susceptibility tothe grand and the beautiful.

Joe Walker Van HuffmanWalker was a member of the Bonneville and Fremont Expeditions and wasalso the first sheriff in Independence, Missouri.

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Moses “Black” Harris .Ty HuffmanAn early Black mountain man who is credited as assisting in the location ofthe site for Fort Laramie and for helping in its original construction.

Harris’ Bride Jane Thompson

Jim Bridger Jon MickelsonThe “Daniel Boone” of the Rockies, a graduate from the school of the mountains and without parallel as a superb scout and guide.

William Sublette Bernie HolzBest known of five brothers, a sound trader, and fearless mountain man.Sublette County is named for the Sublette Brothers.

Kit Carson Floyd RoadiferA rare combination of dauntless courage, true nobility of mind and generousimpulse, tempered with discretion and sound sense.

Jedediah Smith Eric SchneiderHe was a tall, silent man and never used tobacco or profanity. He was the mostfamous of all “Mountain Men”.

Joe Meek Dave VlcekHe attended his first Rendezvous, at the age of 19, near present day Lander.

The Shoshones:In general, these were stout, well formed, active men. They were cheerful, and fond ofgambling and amusement. They were also expert marksmen and good riders. Theirsquaws were said to be excellent housekeepers and mothers.

Antelope Soldiers Sandy Kirkpatrick, Ken Marincic, TinaMarincic, Christi Krause

Ma-Wo-Ma Tim ThompsonQuinton Quay Shane CostelloWadze Weepay Gerda DickinsonSweetgrass Woman Meghann DurbrowChief Race Lisanne Fear & Jesse Early

Father DeSmet.Paul FovelAll spoke of him as possessing glamorous and genial qualities. Some regret thathe gave himself up to the missionary cause, claiming that in other walks of life hewould have become a giant among men.

Andrew Dripps Kent CluckA man of unbounded energy, fearless. He was practical and intolerant of opposition. His ambition was to monopolize the fur trade regardless of cost.

Tom Fitzpatrick Grant GoldenA famous mountain man and partner of Sublette. He was willful, bold and daring.

Sir William Drummond Stewart Jared RogersonA martinet and one with a temper. Competent, meticulous, and exacting, huntingand fishing his reason for coming to the west.

Antoine Clement RJ ThompsonHe was a famous hunter and Stewart’s head man.

Lucien Fontenelle Dennis FornstromHe is a shadowed man, this Fontenelle, and legends have gathered around hisname. He was of noble French blood, some say of Royal blood.

WAGON TEAMS AND DRIVERS PONY DANCERSPole Creek Ranch Dexter Smith Meghann Durbrow Lisanne FearMalkowski Jim Malkowski Caintlin Tan Kody WilliamsMalkowski Kay Malkowski Jesse Early Kassidy WilliamsJohn Wayne Gillette John Wayne Gillette Amber Robinson Devan LamereRoadifers Frank Roadifer Heather Grossman

Marcus Whitman .Festus KrauseThe story of Marcus Whitman has been told but the influence of this man onwestern civilization can never be underestimated.

Narcissa Whitman Kendall BrunetteMen always remembered her beautiful face and her red-gold hair, and thoughtshe was dedicated to God’s service. She was charged with a magnetism whosenature no one could mistake.

Henry Spalding Jeff LuxThough harrowed by humiliation and intolerance, he proved to be the best ofthem all in the frustrating task of understanding the Indians.

Eliza Spalding Jennifer RogersonTruly a God-fearing woman, courageous and reverent.

Interpreter Jeanne Raney

Alfred Jacob Miller Preston GouletteMiller, a professional artist trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, originnally from Baltimore, accompanied Captain Sir William Drummond Stewart onhis trip to the 1837 Rendezvous where he sketched Bridger, depicting him drunk,and riding around the Rendezvous.

TRAPPER CAMPVan Huffman Rifle Jack (John Dynan)Mark Eatinger Ty Huffman Adam EatingerTyler Wilson Mike Schwab Jon MickelsonTim Houghton Kent Cluck Aaron BeltonGrant Golden Bernie Holz Preston GouletteJake Brunette Eric Schneider Dennis FornstromDave Vlcek Chuck Cundy Robbie KerbackWesley Schwab David Smith Dan StroudAndrew McGuire Rex Dohrman Lars AndersomJason Mickelson Jeff Biffle Wes WerbelowDennis Kuhnel Zack Vitt Loris Brandenberger

INDIAN CAMP

Shane, Michele, Jordan,Tayln & Braxton CostelloSharon & Olivia PapeGerda, Kate, Ian & Ira DickinsonLaurie, Clete & Deven LamereJulie & Shaina BeltonBraylee KinneyTim & R.J. ThompsonJayne ThompsonDes BrunetteMary Anne MensterJanet GouletteJordan & Justin KirkpatrickSandy KirkpatrickDustin, Paden & Kirk AndersonPhylis StevensTorn & Carol McKenzieTherese HartmanAna, Sofia & Nicolas SmithPaden & Kirk AndersonValerie SierakowskiMartin & Nicholas EricksonLindsay, Sadie, Sawyer & Ryder SiefkesChristi KrauseAnthony Goulette

Ken MarincicPeggy BryantAmber StephensTina MarincicMeghann DurbrowKate & Zoe BelindaRachel RimaEmily DiblasiBrooke BelfordJohnathan CookLaura & Sam LopemanKimberly ErvinKiley GarcilasoYates & Aringtyn FluffmanJulie & Sidney MickelsonMolly & Matazi LandersSami HammerAbby, Madeline & Jack KaulKaitlin LynchVictoria & Rodney CarterAhna McKeeHannah CacklerClayton & Jenna RoadiferKade & Kristin Williams

THANK YOURendezvous Pageant Sponsors

Pinedale OnlineTown of Pinedale

Sublette County Historical SocietySublette County Sporting Association

M&M TransferPinedale Food Basket

Sublette BOCESWind River Web ServicesWind River Brewing Co.Mark & Cheryl Eatinger

Sue ZieglerSublette County Fair Board

The Green River Rendezvous Pageant, Inc. wouldlike to thank all the contributors, cast, and community volunteers

for all their time, support and help this year and every year.

This year’s Pageant is dedicated to:

Babe Krause Grant BeckMurly Morss Bud KerbackLucy Neely Sally SwiftBessie Schwab Sonny Korfanta

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A special thanks to David Hohi for the great fiddling music.

PAGEANT COMMITFEE CHAIRPERSONS

Fundraising Janel Scurlock

Advertising Des Brunette

Pageant Operations Gary Neely

Narrator Vern Swain

Radios Stuart Thompson

Cast Feed Dave & Mary Lankford

Indian Camp Janet Goulette

Make-up Jody Thompson & Betty Golden

Pony Dancers Laurie Lamere & Julie Early

Sound System/Music Bruce Kerback

Program Kate Belinda

Wagon Teams & Drivers Kay MalkowskiTrapper Camp Stew Elaine UlleryTipi Crew Van Huffman & Mark EatingerProps Julie BeltonTicket Sales & Program Marilyn HuffmanMaintenance & Grounds Mark Eatinger &

Van HuffmanCasting Des BrunetteWild Flowers & Aspen Boughs Van and

Marilyn HuffmanTraffic Sublette County Sheriffs Dept.

Green River Rendezvous Pageant Association, Inc.

Mark EatingerDes Brunette

Van & Marilyn HuffmanJanel Scurlock

Mary Ann MensterJulie Belton

Stuart ThompsonGary Neely