III 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 623 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24 (legislative day, July 23), 2008 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary September 18 (legislative day, September 17), 2008 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the importance of the role of the Lander Trail in the settlement of the American West on the 150th anniversary of the Lander Trail.

Whereas Frederick W. Lander first surveyed and supervised construction of the Lander Trail in 1858 to provide emigrants with a travelable link between the Oregon and California Trails; Whereas 13,000 emigrants traveled on the Lander Trail during the settlement of the Western United States; Whereas the Lander Trail was the first Federal road west of the Mississippi River; Whereas travelers in the American West used the Lander Trail for 54 years until 1912; and Whereas people can still experience the Lander Trail in the same setting that Frederick W. Lander first began construction in 1858: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate honors the important role of the Lander Trail in the settlement of the Western United States on the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Lander Trail.