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Show CJIAl!TER XIV. Captain Lewis t~roceeds before the maiu hody in search of the Shoshoneed-his ill . success on the fi r·st inte. rview-the pat·ty witt1 c'"' ptn·•1' n 1.. ewt·s at 1c ngtlt dtsCO\'t:r the source of the M1ssou1·i-capta;' n Cinrke wit!•· tl1 e matn b 1 · CJ( J Still employed in ascending the Missouri 01· T cffe1·son ri ve1• c t · L · • ' - <l}l IIIII Cll IS R ge. concl inte. rview .w ith th. e Shosh.o nees attended with success - t1 1c m· tcrcstm· g ceremontes of h1s fh·st mtroducuou to the natives detai1e<l "t I· . 1 · h • • . ' " .l! gc-1 ICil' IJS• JHtah~y-then· mode of hu.nting the antelo11e-the difficulties enrountcrccl by captam Clarke and the mam body in ascending the ri,·et· tl · · • - IC SUSJliCIOilS Cll• tertamed of captain Lewis l•y the Shoshonecs and t ·5 d f 11 • • 11 mo e o n nymg them-the ra~enous. ap.petitcs of the savages illustrated by a singular n<h·cnture- the lnd•1 ans st•ll Jen1ons, and the gt·eat I>ains t"" ken b y capi n·m L CW·is to preserve then· confidence-captain Chu·ke ar·1··1ve• · h exhausted by the difficulties which they underwent. " w1t the m11in body Sunday, August 11. CAP'rAIN LEWIS a<)tain procrrdcd on .eat·ly, but had the tnoPtirication to find ~hat the tl'ack w~nc h he followed yesterday soon disappeared. He ddermtnrd thcl'ef01.·c to go on to the narrow gate ot· pass of th~ river which he h·1• t.l se"'-'n i'1• om tl1 e camp, 1· n hopes of !Je·m g able to r ecovet• f h~ Indian path. Fot· this pur11ose he w~tlcd aer·oss the 1'1\'er, which was now about twelve yards wtde. and baned in sev••ral J>l•'t ccs •u· y .i..f tc u.1 ams of tl1 e. . be a-ver, and then went straight fot>wa1·d to the pass, sendjng one ~an along the t•ivei' to bis left, and another on the right, Wlth. ordf>t•s to search for the road, and if they found it t.o let h1.m know by raising a hat on the muzzle of their guns. In thts ot·det• they went along for about five miles when . L ' captam ewis perceived with the greatest delight a man on horseback at the distance of two miles cominoo dowu the I . d ~ P am. towar s them. Ou examining him with the glass, captam. Lewis saw that he was of a dilfel'cnt nation from any Indians we had hitherto met: he was armed with a bow Lewis and Cla'l'ke's Ex11edition, f~c. 355 n.ntl a quiver of' arrows; mounted on an elrgant horse without a saddle, and a s uaall !:ltl·ing attaC'hed t.o the under jaw answered as :;a, IJI'idle. (;onviuced that he was a Shoshonee, und knowing how rnuch of out· succ<·ss <lt>pemlecl on the friendly offices ot' that nation, caplain Lewis was full of anxiety to app•·oa(·h without ahu·ming him, and t'ndeavour to convince him that he wa~ a whitt• man. He therefore, proeecded on toward!; the Indian a t his u ual pace, when they wet·e within a mile ol' each other the Indian suddenly stopt, captain Lewis immctliatcJy folio" ed his example, took hi!; blanket f'1·om his knapsack, and holding it with IJoth hands at the two cot·ne•·s, threw it above his head and unfolded it as he brought it to the gt·ound as if in the act of spt·eading it. '1'his signal which originates in the pt>acticc of speeadiug a t•oiJe OL' a skin. as a seat for guests to 'vhom they wish to ~how a di!,tinguishc<l kindness. is the universal sign ol' l'rienc.lship among the IndhuH on the Missout'i ant\ the Hocky mountains. As usual, captain Lewis t·epcated this signal three times: still the Indian kept his position, and looked with an air of suspicion on Dt·ewyer and Shields who wel'e now a(h anciog on t'a<:h side. (.;aptain Lewis was afraid to make auy signal fot· them to halt, lest he should inct·easc the su~piciuus of the Indian, who began to IJe uneasy, an1l tht'y Wcl'C too distant to beat• his voice. He, therefore, took frum his p.wk some ueads, a. looking-glass aml a l'cw tl'inkcts, which he had lnouglJt for the put•posc, and lcaviug his gun adva.uced uuarmed towaL·ds the Indian. He t•cmaiued in the same position t1ll eaptain Lewis came within two humh·ed yat·ds of him, when be tu1·ncd his horse, and b gan to m~vc oft' slowly; captain Lewis then called out to him, in as loud a voice as be could, repeating t.he word, taiJIJa. bone! whwh in the ~hos htHtce language lllt>ans white man; Lut lool\.iug over hi!:S shoulder the Indian kept. his eyes ou Dt•cwycr and ~hielc.ls, who were still advancing, without recollecting lhe imin·opricty of doing so at such a moment, till captain Lewis 1nade a sif;nal |