Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1805

of the Indians. Captain Clarke and 11 more, with our inter-
preter and his wife, and all the Indians set out at 11 o’clock
to go over to the Columbia.—The Indians went for horses to
carry our baggage, and we to search for timber to make
canoes for descending the Columbia. We proceeded up the
north branch which is the largest and longest branch of the
Jefferson river, through a handsome valley about 5 miles
wide. In this we found a number of springs and small
branches, but no timber. There is plenty of grass and clover,
and also some flax all along it. The Indians all except 5 went
on ahead. We travelled 15 miles and encamped close on the
branch which is about 5 yards wide. Here we killed two
small deer. The country all around is very mountainous,
with some few pine trees on the mountains. At three o’clock
this afternoon there was a violent gust of wind, and some rain
fell. In about an hour the weather became clear, and very
cold, and continued cold at night.