As the river now becomes wider and not shoal, I determined to put all the baggage, &c., which I intend taking with me to the Yellowstone, in the canoes and proceed on down with them myself to the Three Forks, or Madison's and Gallatin's rivers, leaving the horses to be taken down by Sergeant Ordway informed me that the party with him had come on very well and he thought the canoes could go as fast as the horses, &c. I had all the canoes put into the water and every article, which was intended to be sent down, put on board, and the horses collected and packed with what few articles I intend taking with me to the Yellowstone, and after breakfast we all set out at the same time and proceeded on down Jefferson's River on the east side through Service Valley and Rattlesnake Mountain and into that beautiful and extensive valley, open and fertile, which we call the Beaverhead Valley which is the Indian name.Īt meridian, I halted to let the horses graze, having come 15 miles. Which we encamped, making off as fast as they could, and That he found those horses near the head of the creek on Sergeant OrdwayĪnd party arrived with the horses we had lost. They searched diligently without finding anything. Had had buried in the place the lodge stood when we lay here last summer. Set several men to work digging for the tobacco Captain Lewis informed me IĮxamined them and found them all safe except one of the largest, which hadĪ large hole in one side and split in bow. Used tobacco about two feet off a part of a roll, took one third of theīalance myself, and put up 2/3 in a box to send down with the most of theĪrticles which had been left at this place, by the canoes to Captain Lewis.Īs it was late, nothing could be done with the canoes this evening. I found every article safe, except a little damp. They scarcely gave themselves time to take their saddles off their horses Me, being chewers of tobacco, became so impatient to be chewing it that Miles, to our encampment of 17th August, at which place we sank our canoes,Īnd buried some articles as before mentioned. Should discover that the Indians had taken them into the mountains, andĪfter dinner we proceeded on down the fork which is here but small, 9 I left Sergeant Ordway, Shannon, Gibson, Collins, and Labiche, withĭirections to hunt this day for the horses without they The canoes, raise them out of the water, and expose them to the sun to dryīy the time this party should overtake me. Rambled to a greater distance, I determined to leave a small party to huntįor them today and proceed on with the main party and all the baggage to I thought it probable that they might be stolen by some skulking Shoshones īut, as it was yet possible that they might have taken our back route or Separated from each other when driving with their loads on in the course So attached to horses of inferior quality which we have, they could not be The horses, all being the most valuable horses we had, and several of them
In the course of the night, and founded their reasons on the quality of That they had reasons to believe that the Indians had stolen them Those menĪll returned by 10 A.M., and informed me that they had made circles inĮvery direction to 6 or 8 miles around camp and could not see any signs Horses and go different directions and at a greater distance. Informed me that they could not find those 9. They brought all except 9 by 6 o'clock, and I sent out men in everyĭirection in search of them. This morning our horses were very much scattered. I saw fresh sign of two horses, and aįire burning on the side of the road.
Near one of those places pointed out by Colter Iįound a practicable ford and returned to camp. Neither of them I thought would answer to pass the fork without In search of a ford across the west fork of Clark's River, and examinedĮach ford. He killed late last evening and I went with the three men whom I had sent Latter for the Shoshone) with fifty horses. (as an interpreter and interpretress for the Crow Indians, and the Men, interpreter Charbonneau and his wife and child We collected our horses, and after breakfast I took my leave ofĬaptain Lewis and the Indians, and at 8 A.M.
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