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Lewis and Clark Journal Summary 8: Dates August 13, 1805 - August 29, 1805
The following is a summary of the journal entries made by Lewis and Clark. Dates: August 13, 1805 - August 29, 1805
 

Meeting and Trading With Sacagawea’s Nation, the Shoshone

August 13, 1805
Meriwether Lewis spotted some Indian women. He managed to assure them of his peaceful intentions and asked them to take him to their camp. On route they met up with the Indian Chief, Cameahawait, and around 60 warriors on horseback. Lewis and his party were received peacefully and taken to the Indian camp where they explained their reasons for being there, and were entertained with pipe smoking, food and dancing.

August 15, 1805
Lewis set off to meet up with Clark. He was accompanied by Cameahwait and most of the men, and a few women, from his village.

August 17, 1805
They met with Clark and discovered that their interpreter, Sacagawea, was a sister of Chief Cameahwait. The meeting was emotional, especially when Sacagawea was reunited with an Indian woman that had been kidnapped along with her, but had managed to escape and return to the village. While talking to the Indians about the route of the Columbia River they informed Lewis & Clark that it had a number of falls which made it an unfavorable route.

August 18, 1805
William Clark prepared to set off with a small team to test this information, while Lewis traded some clothing and other items for horses. Clark and his party set off at 10 o’clock.

August 23, 1805
Lewis sunk the canoes in a pond and weighted them down with stones. This would protect them from high water and the fires that were frequently lit by the Indians. Clark began his return to the camp having confirmed that the difficulties described by the Indians made the route impractical.

Clark sent a messenger ahead to Lewis with news of his findings and a few suggestions of other routes gained from his guide. Lewis favored the idea of crossing the mountains on horse and meeting up with the river on the other side. With this in mind, he purchased more horses from the Indians.

 

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