Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 28, 1805
Clear and pleasant weather greeted the camp, where the large flag was raised and men set out hunting and fishing with iron gigs. Around 9 a.m., Captain Lewis resumed trading for horses, offering nearly double the previous day's price, and acquired 5 or 6 more, bringing the total to 25. Sergeant Gass arrived at 2 p.m. with word that Captain Clark and the others waited 12 miles downriver. Snow patches lingered on mountains to the south. Hunters returned empty-handed. Two Indians arrived from a southern band near Spanish country to council with the village leaders.
a clear pleasant morning. we hoisted the large flag. Several
men went a hunting and Several a fishing with Iron gigs fixed
on poles. about 9 oClock A. M. Cap! Lewis began to trade
for horses again and offered nearly double as much as yester-
day. Some Spots of Snow continues to lay on the mountain
a fiew miles to the South of us. Serg! Gass joined us about
2 oC. and informed us that Cap! Clark & the rest of the men
were about 12 miles down the River waiting for us, but Cap!
Lewis Sent down for him to come up as we had So many
horses to pack down. Cap! Lewis has bought 5 or 6 more to
day we have now 25 in all. our hunters killed nothing this
day. in the evening 2 Indians arived at this village on horse-
back from another band which were Some distance to the South
near. the Spanish country. the principal men of the village all
assembled to council with them these Savages all like Salt &
eat it on meat &c.
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A clear, pleasant morning. We hoisted the large flag. Several men went hunting and several went fishing with iron gigs fixed on poles. About 9 o'clock A.M. Capt. Lewis began to trade for horses again and offered nearly double as much as yesterday. Some spots of snow continue to lay on the mountain a few miles to the south of us. Sergt. Gass joined us about 2 o'clock and informed us that Capt. Clark and the rest of the men were about 12 miles down the river waiting for us, but Capt. Lewis sent down for him to come up, as we had so many horses to pack down. Capt. Lewis has bought 5 or 6 more today; we now have 25 in all. Our hunters killed nothing this day.
In the evening 2 Indians arrived at this village on horseback from another band which was some distance to the south, near the Spanish country. The principal men of the village all assembled to council with them. These natives all like salt and eat it on meat, etc.
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