Journal entry · August 24, 1805
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 24, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
a clear cool morning. we find that the band of the Snake
nation who came here yesterday is going down on the Mis-
sourie after the buffaloe, and offers Some of their horses for
Sale. So we detain this morning in order to purchase Some
of them. we got 3 or 4 more horses and hired 2 and loaded
all our horses which was ab! 12 in nomber then the Squaws
took the remainder of our baggage and we then Set out about
12 oC. on our way to cross the divideing ridge. proceeded
on ab! 3 miles one of the men was taken Sick with the col-
lick, and detained us So that we came only about 6 miles and
Camped on the creek. one of the hunters came to us had
killed nothing we gave the Indians Some corn, as they had
nothing to eat.
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on Medicine Lodge Creek, MT
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