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Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 23, 1805

August 23, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7

a clear pleasant morning. 2 men Sent out a hunting. Cap!
Lewis Commences trading with the natives for more horses,
but they do not incline to part with any more horses untill
they git over the mountains, but will carry all our baggage
over for us. Several of the natives went out with horses to
hunt. they rode after the Deer & chased Some in site of our
Camp and ran them down So that they killed 4 or 5 of them.
this day, we halled all the canoes out in a Small pond on the
North Side of the River and Sunk them in the water, So as
they may be Safe for us at our return. about 4 oClock P. M.
their came another party of the Snake Indians on horseback,
about 40 in nomber. they appear the Same as the others did.
we expect to Set out tomorrow to cross the mountain 2 hunt-
ers Sent on a head to kill Some meat if possable for us by the
time we come up with them. our hunter returned in the even-
ing had killed 2 large Deer and three Small Deer and brought
them all to Camp on the horse.

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