Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 18, 1805
Captain Clark and eleven men prepared and set out around 10 a.m. with most of the Shoshone natives to cross the mountains and assess whether canoes could be built to descend the Columbia River to the Pacific. Captain Lewis traded with the natives for three horses, exchanging a uniform coat, knives, leggings, a handkerchief, and arrow points. Other men also bought pack horses cheaply. Two men and two native women remained at camp, where baggage was aired out. Afternoon rain showers fell, and a hunter killed a deer.
caught last night in a trap. Cap* Clark and 11 men got in readi-
ness this morning to go with the natives over the Mountain to see
if [it is] possable to make canoes for us to descend the Columbian
river to the western ocian. Cap* Lewis bought three horses of
the natives, gave a uniform coat and a knife for one and red
leggins & a hankerchief & knife for an other, a fiew arrow
points hove in about the Sam given for the other1 Some of the
men bought one to carry their baggage on and gave an ordinary
check Shirt a pair of old red leggins and a knife onlyforatollarable
good pack horse, about 10 oClock A. M. Cap* Clark & 11 men
set out with the natives all except 2 men & 2 of the women [who]
Stayed at our Camp, we put out our baggage & Indian goods
to dry and air. we had Showers of rain this afternoon, one hunter
out who killed one deer, we got one of the Indians horses to
pack it into Camp.
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Caught last night in a trap. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) and 11 men got ready this morning to go with the natives over the mountain to see if it is possible to make canoes for us to descend the Columbian river to the western ocean. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) bought three horses from the natives. He gave a uniform coat and a knife for one, and red leggings, a handkerchief, and a knife for another. A few arrow points were thrown in, about the same value given for the other. Some of the men bought one to carry their baggage on, and gave an ordinary checked shirt, a pair of old red leggings, and a knife only for a tolerably good pack horse.
About 10 o'clock A.M. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) and 11 men set out with the natives, all except 2 men and 2 of the women, who stayed at our camp. We put out our baggage and Indian goods to dry and air. We had showers of rain this afternoon. One hunter went out, who killed one deer. We got one of the Indians' horses to pack it into camp.
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