He, However, Now Declared That, Having Passed His Word,
He Would Never Violate It, And Counter-Orders Were Immediately Sent
To The Village By A Young Man, To Whom We Gave A Handkerchief In Order
To Ensure Despatch And Fidelity.
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. .
"This difficulty being now adjusted, our march was resumed with an
unusual degree of alacrity on the part of the Indians. We passed
a spot where, six years ago, the Shoshonees had suffered a very severe
defeat from the Minnetarees; and late in the evening we reached
the upper part of the cove, where the creek enters the mountains.
The part of the cove on the northeast side of the creek has
lately been burned, most probably as a signal on some occasion.
Here we were joined by our hunters with a single deer,
which Captain Lewis gave, as a proof of his sincerity,
to the women and children, and remained supperless himself.
As we came along we observed several large hares, some ducks,
and many of the cock of the plains: in the low grounds of the cove
were also considerable quantities of wild onions."
Arriving at the Shoshonee village on the Lemhi, Captain Lewis
found a note from Captain Clark, sent back by a runner,
informing him of the difficulty and impossibility of a water
route to the Columbia. Cameahwait, being told that his white
friends would now need twenty more horses, said that he would
do what he could to help them. The journal here adds: -
"In order not to lose the present favorable moment, and to keep the Indians
as cheerful as possible, the violins were brought out and our men danced,
to the great diversion of the Indians.
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