Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 19, 1805
The party set out at 8 a.m., traveling six miles up the valley before the branch divided repeatedly as they entered mountainous terrain with pine groves and large rocks. After a severe morning frost, they dined at the headspring of the Missouri and Jefferson River, around 25 miles from where they had left the canoes, and could see snow on a mountain to the south. They crossed the dividing ridge, finding it less than a mile to a headwater of the Columbia, and were greeted warmly by Indians who embraced rather than shook hands. They camped about 36 miles from the canoe camp.
on at 8 o’clock along the valley for six miles, when the hills
came more close on the branch, which here divides into three
parts or other small branches, and two miles further the prin-
cipal branch again forks, where the mountains commence
with a thick grove of small pines on our left, and large rocks
on our right. At 1 o’clock we dined at the head spring of
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the Missouri and Jefferson river, about 25 miles from the
place, where we had left the canoes, and from which the
course is nearly west. About 5 miles South of us we saw
snow on the top of a mountain, and in the morning there was
a severe white frost: but the sun shines very warm where we
now are. At three o’clock we proceeded on, and at the foot
of the dividing ridge, we met two Indians coming to meet us,
and who appeared very glad to see us. The people of this
nation instead of shaking hands as a token of friendship, put
their arms round the neck of the person they salute. It is
not more than a mile from the head spring of the Missouri to
the head of one of the branches of the Columbia. We pro-
ceeded on through the mountain; passed some fine springs
and encamped about 36 miles from our camp, where the
canoes are. Here we were met by a number of the natives.
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We set out at 8 o'clock and traveled along the valley for six miles, when the hills closed in more tightly on the branch, which here divides into three parts or smaller branches. Two miles further on, the principal branch forks again, where the mountains begin, with a thick grove of small pines on our left and large rocks on our right. At 1 o'clock we dined at the head spring of the Missouri and Jefferson river, about 25 miles from the place where we had left the canoes, and from which the course runs nearly west. About 5 miles south of us we saw snow on the top of a mountain, and in the morning there had been a severe white frost; but the sun shines very warm where we now are.
At 3 o'clock we proceeded on, and at the foot of the dividing ridge we met two Indians coming to meet us, who appeared very glad to see us. The people of this nation, instead of shaking hands as a token of friendship, put their arms around the neck of the person they greet. It is not more than a mile from the head spring of the Missouri to the head of one of the branches of the Columbia. We continued on through the mountain, passed some fine springs, and camped about 36 miles from our camp where the canoes are. Here we were met by a number of the natives.
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