Lewis & Clark Expedition Leg 3
The Corps of Discovery was preparing to cross the snow-capped Rockies, but were in need of horses in order to carry their provisions which had made it safely thus far in canoes. So, they began a search for the Shoshone Tribe (from which Sacagawea had been kidnapped and sold to Charbonneau), to obtain horses from them. After discovering the Tribe, Sacagawea found many of her family members, including her brother who had become Chief Cameahwait.
August 17, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
... Capt. Clark arrived with the Interpreter Charbono, and the Indian woman [Sacagawea], who proved to be a sister of the Chief 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.
August 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
I soon obtained three very good horses. for which I gave an uniform coat, a pair of legings, a few handkerchiefs, three knives and some other small articles the whole of which did not cost more than about 20$ in the U' States. the Indians seemed quite as well pleased with their bargin as I was. the men also purchased one for an old checked shirt a pair of old legings and a knife.
After obtaining horses from the Shoshone, the expedition began their treacherous journey across the Rockies, a journey that nearly ended in starvation. The starving men saved themselves only by eating several of the colts they had brought with them. Finally, they reached the Clearwater River (a branch of the Columbia River), the final leg of their journey before reaching the Pacific Ocean.
November 7, 1805
William Clark
Great joy in camp we are in viuew of the Ocian, this great Pacific Octean which we been so long anxious to See. and the roreing or noise made by the waves brakeing on the rockey Shores (as I suppose) may be heard disti[n]ctly
August 17, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
... Capt. Clark arrived with the Interpreter Charbono, and the Indian woman [Sacagawea], who proved to be a sister of the Chief 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.
August 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
I soon obtained three very good horses. for which I gave an uniform coat, a pair of legings, a few handkerchiefs, three knives and some other small articles the whole of which did not cost more than about 20$ in the U' States. the Indians seemed quite as well pleased with their bargin as I was. the men also purchased one for an old checked shirt a pair of old legings and a knife.
After obtaining horses from the Shoshone, the expedition began their treacherous journey across the Rockies, a journey that nearly ended in starvation. The starving men saved themselves only by eating several of the colts they had brought with them. Finally, they reached the Clearwater River (a branch of the Columbia River), the final leg of their journey before reaching the Pacific Ocean.
November 7, 1805
William Clark
Great joy in camp we are in viuew of the Ocian, this great Pacific Octean which we been so long anxious to See. and the roreing or noise made by the waves brakeing on the rockey Shores (as I suppose) may be heard disti[n]ctly