Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 20, 1805
A frosty day at camp with most men dressing skins while two hunters searched unsuccessfully for game, which has grown scarce. The two Shoshone Indians and their wives at camp proved unusually friendly, helping mend and make moccasins. George Drouillard recovered a large beaver that had escaped with his trap two miles downriver, and the Indians ate it. The men also caught several fine trout. Captain Lewis scouted a hidden spot downriver to dig a cache for storing extra baggage until the party's return journey.
frost, two men out a hunting, the men at Camp all employed
dressing Skins &C. the 2 Indians at our Camp behave verry
well and their Squaws mend our mockisons, and make Some &C.
and are as friendly as any Savages we have yet seen, our hunters
returned in the afternoon but had killed nothing, the game Scearse.
G. Drewyer caught a beaver in a trap last night, it got away and
carried the trap 2 miles down the river he got it in the afternoon
it was a verry large beaver, the Indians eat it. a nomber of fine
Trout caught this day. Cap* Lewis went a Short distance down the
River and looked out a place undiscovered from [unknown to] the
natives for a carsh or hole to hide Some of our baggage which we
can Spare or do without untill our return.
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Frost. Two men went out hunting; the men at camp were all employed dressing skins, etc. The two Indians at our camp behave very well, and their wives mend our moccasins and make some, etc., and are as friendly as any natives we have yet seen. Our hunters returned in the afternoon but had killed nothing; the game is scarce.
G. Drewyer (Drouillard) caught a beaver in a trap last night. It got away and carried the trap two miles down the river. He recovered it in the afternoon. It was a very large beaver, and the Indians ate it. A number of fine trout were caught this day.
Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) went a short distance down the river and looked out a place undiscovered by the natives for a cache or hole to hide some of our baggage which we can spare or do without until our return.
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