August 17, 1805
"I had not proceeded on one mile before I saw at a
distance Several Indians on horseback Comeing towards me. The
Intertrepeter & Squar who were before me at Some distance danced for
the joyful sight, and She made signs to me that they were her nation, as I
aproached nearer them descovered one of Capt Lewis party; the met me with
great signs of joy... those Indians sung all the way to their Camp...
Three Chiefs with Capt. Lewis met me with great cordialliaty embraced and
took a Seat on a white robe, the Main Chief imedeately tied to my hair Six
Small pieces of Shells resembling perl which is highly Valued by those
people"
Captain Clark
" Shortly after Capt. Clark arrived with the
Interpreter Charbono, and the Indian woman, who proved to be sister of the
Chif Cameahwait. the meeting of those people was really affecting,
particularly between Sah cah - gar-we-ah and an Indian woman, who had been
taken prisoner at the same time with her, and who had afterwards escaped
from the Minnetares and rejoined her nation ... we now formed our
camp" (Camp Fortunate)
Captain Lewis
August 20, 1805
"I walked down the river about 3/4 of a mile
and scelected a place near the river bank for a cash, by evening the cash
was completed"
Captain Lewis
July 8, 1806 - Clark's exploration team retrieving
Cache # 3
"after dinner we proceeded on down the forke which
is here but small 9 miles to our encampment of 17 Augt. at which place we
Sunk our Canoes & buried some articles, as before mentioned the most
of the party with me being Chewers of Tobacco become so impatinet to be
chewing it that they scercely gave themselves time to take their saddles
off their horses before they were off to the deposit. I found
every article safe, except a little damp." Clark
