Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 18, 1805
On a clear morning that turned showery by afternoon, the party trapped a beaver and prepared to split up. Around 10 a.m., Captain Clark set out with 11 men and most of the Shoshone natives, crossing the mountain toward another river to build canoes, with plans to send the horses back for the remaining baggage. Captain Lewis purchased four horses from the natives, paying with a uniform coat, knives, handkerchiefs, red leggings, and arrow points. The Shoshones, noted as poor but tolerably dressed in skins, gifted Lewis a weasel-tail shoulder ornament. A hunter killed one deer.
One beaver caught in a trap I[ast] n[ight]. a clear morning,
Cap! Clark and 11 men got in readiness to Set out with the
LEWIS AND ,CLARK JOURNALS [Azg. 19
natives to go over the mountain to the other River to make
canoes &c. Cap! Lewis bought 4 horses of the natives Gave
them, Some he gave a uniform coat a knife & a hankerchief,
others he gave red leggins a knife a hanker‘ and a fiew arrow
points &c. 2 of the men joined and bought a horse to take
their baggage on & gave only one brich [breech] cloath one
old or poo[r] Shirt & one knife, for a good pack horse. these
Indian are verry poor and vallue a little worth a great deal, as
they never had Scarsely any kind of a kinife or Tommahawk
or any weapons of war or to use. 2 or 3 guns only to be
seen among them which we expect they got from Some other
nation, who traded with the french or Spanish traders. Gave
their horses &c. for them. they are tollarably well dressed with
Skins Such as antelope and Mountain rams Skins &c. they
have a fiew beeds and ear bobs among them. they gave Cap:
Lewis a kind of an ornament which Spread around the
Shoulders it was made of wezels tales & Some other orne-
mental afares. they have little things made of mussell shell
which they hang in their ears with their beeds &c. about 10
oClock A. M. Cap! Clark 11 men and all the natives but
4[-]2 women & 2 men which Stayed at our Camp, Set out
with their horses & considerable baggage to cross the mountain
and Send back the horses for us to pack over all the baggage,
which we wish to take over. we put out the Indian goods &c
to air & Sort we had Some Showers of rain this afternoon
the one hunter killed one Deer to day.
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One beaver caught in a trap last night. A clear morning, Capt. Clark and 11 men got ready to set out with the natives to go over the mountain to the other river to make canoes, etc. Capt. Lewis bought 4 horses from the natives. He gave them various items: to some he gave a uniform coat, a knife, and a handkerchief; to others he gave red leggings, a knife, a handkerchief, and a few arrow points, etc. Two of the men joined together and bought a horse to carry their baggage, giving only one breech cloth, one old or poor shirt, and one knife for a good pack horse. These Indians are very poor and value a little as a great deal, as they have scarcely ever had any kind of knife or tomahawk or any weapons of war or for use. Only 2 or 3 guns are to be seen among them, which we expect they got from some other nation that traded with the French or Spanish traders, giving their horses, etc., for them.
They are tolerably well dressed in skins such as antelope and mountain ram skins, etc. They have a few beads and ear bobs among them. They gave Capt. Lewis a kind of ornament that spread around the shoulders; it was made of weasel tails and some other ornamental items. They have little things made of mussel shell which they hang in their ears along with their beads, etc.
About 10 o'clock A.M. Capt. Clark, 11 men, and all the natives except 4—2 women and 2 men who stayed at our camp—set out with their horses and considerable baggage to cross the mountain and send back the horses for us to pack over all the baggage which we wish to take across. We put out the Indian goods, etc., to air and sort. We had some showers of rain this afternoon. The one hunter killed one deer today.
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