Journal entry · August 18, 1805

Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 18, 1805

John Ordway · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

The place today: Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

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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Lemhi Pass to Clark Canyon · 949 panoramas on this trail · 57 journal entries written here Nearest capture is 2.3 mi from the tagged location.

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