Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 24, 1805
On a clear cool morning, the expedition learned that the band of Snake (Shoshone) Indians who arrived the day before was heading down to the Missouri to hunt buffalo and was offering horses for sale. The party delayed their departure to trade, acquiring three or four more horses and hiring two others, loading about twelve in total while Shoshone women carried the remaining baggage. They set out around noon to cross the dividing ridge but halted after only six miles when a man fell ill with colic. They camped on a creek and shared corn with the hungry Indians.
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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A clear, cool morning. We find that the band of the Snake nation who came here yesterday is going down to the Missouri after the buffalo, and they offer some of their horses for sale. So we are delayed 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 were about 12 in number. Then the squaws took the remainder of our baggage, and we set out about 12 o'clock on our way to cross the dividing ridge.
We proceeded on about 3 miles when one of the men was taken sick with the colic, and this detained us, so that we came only about 6 miles and camped on the creek. One of the hunters came to us, having killed nothing. We gave the Indians some corn, as they had nothing to eat.
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