Salmon River, ID and Shoshone Cove, MT Lewis barters for three horses and a mule, and Charbonneau buys a horse for Sacagawea. With the help of Shoshone women, they start carrying baggage over the continental divide. Clark considers three alternate plans for reaching the Pacific Ocean.
A Horse for Sacagawea
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Three Alternate Plans[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Lewis: Leaving Fortunate Camp
Battle Axes for Horses
As the Indians who were on their way down the Missouri had a number of spare hoses with them I thought it probable that I could obtain some . . . . I now produced some battle axes which I had made at Fort Mandan with which they were much pleased. knives also seemed a great demand among them. I soon purchased three horses and a mule.
—Meriwether Lewis
A Horse for Sacagawea
I had given the Interpreter some articles with which to purchase a horse for the woman which he had obtained.
—Meriwether Lewis
Shoshone Caparison
The usual caparison of the Shoshone horse is a halter and sadle. the 1st consists either of a round plated or twisted cord of six or seven strands of buffaloe’s hair, or a throng of raw hide made pliant by pounding and rubing.
—Meriwether Lewis
Weiser Very Sick
rode back about 2 Miles where I found Wiser [Weiser] very ill with a fit of the cholic. I sent Sergt. Ordway who had remained with him for some water and gave him a doze of the essence of Peppermint and laudinum which in the course of half an hour so far recovered him that he was enabled to ride my horse and I proceeded on foot and rejoined the party.
—Meriwether Lewis
Clark: Salmon River Retreat
The Northern Nez Perce Trail
The plan I stated to Capt Lewis if he agrees with me we shall adopt is to procure as many horses (one for each man) if possible and to hire my present guide [Toby] who I sent on to him to interegate thro’ the Intprtr. and proceed on by land to Some navagable part of the Columbia River
—William Clark
The Salmon River
a second plan to divide the party one part to attempt this deficuet [Salmon] river with what provisions we had, and the remaindr to pass by Land on hose back Depending on our gun &c for Provisions &c. and come together occasionally on the river . . . . I saw Several trees which would make Small Canoes and by putting 2 together would make a Siseable one
—William Clark
The Road to the Buffalo
a third to [send?] one party to attempt to pass the mountain by horses, & the other to return to the Missouri Collect provisions & go up Medison rivr
—William Clark
Three Alternate Plans
Captain Clarke therefore wrote a letter to Captain Lewis, and dispatched a man on horseback to meet him; and we all turned back up the river again, poor and uncomfortable enough, as we had nothing to eat, and there is no game.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
State of the Thermometer at rise
Weather at Wind at State of the Thermometer at 4 P.M. Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M. 40 [above 0] fair S. E. 76 [above 0] fair after rain S E Set out with the Indians and pack horses for the Columbia river
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
