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Show '\'~.t·l·l Conlr.nts. the party, in whtcb o11e is rnort:;tll) wounded. C:~plnm T.<'wis "itiR nnotlll•' Indian, :md his narrow csc.:l\lC llt"·inh tnkcn font· hon;cs hclonp;in~; to the Indians, they hastened "~ith all expcditiml to join tlH' part :lttaclwll to <'UP· tain Chu·k. Arriving ncar the l\li'l'lU\Il'i they :ll't' alarmed b) the sound o( r iflc3 , which proves fortunately to b ' from till' varty of thci•· fric·1H.Ill, under the commnnd of serjeant Ot·dw:t) . Tl1e two <l etachrnents t hns fortu nutt·ly united, leave their l10rses, nnd c\cscetul the Missouri in cnnoes. They cclll· tinuc their route tlown the 1·iver to fm·m a junction with t•nptaiu Clnrk. Vast 11 unntitics of game fouml in their· paasngc down the rivet·. Cnpt:lin l .cwi'l accillcntally wounded by one of l1is ow11 party. They proceed down tl1c l\Iis-aouri, an<\ nt length join calltain Cl::lrk. CHAPTER X\'1. The llarty commnnded by cnptnin Cl!lrk, pl'l·viouc; to hill being joim·ll hy c:.ptuin Lewis, proccc1l along Chu·k's river, in put'SlHlllCC of tile route mentioned in n preceding chapter. Thcit· SOI'I'Y commcmos·Hti\Jil of 0111' nat ional anniversary. An instance of Sac11jawca's strength of memory. Description of the river and of the surrounding country ns the party prOI'C l'<l. SevcJ·nl of the ho1·ses belonging to tl~e party supposed to he stoll'n by thL~ir lndi:\ll neighbours. They rcnch 'Vi ~dom t·ivt•t·. Extt·aordinnl')' heat of a <;pt·ing. The stt·ong attachment of tho por·t.) li.n· toh:trco, which the) lind Oil opening a cache. Serjeant O•·dwny r ecoH.:rs the ho•·scs. C:~ptain C lark tli Tidcs his pnt·ty, one detachment of which" as to d •sccnd the •·ivl'r: they s· ·at !1 Gallatin and Jcfl'erson rivet·s, of which a description is ~iYetl. AtTi\'C !It tht: Yellowstone river. Some accouut of Ottl' t' 1\llll Bcavet· rive•·s. An cxall)pk of lndian fortification . One of the party seriously nnd IICL'idcnt:\11)' wountll'd. Enl'aged in the constructinn of canoe!l. Twt·nt) -four horses stolen, probahly by the Imlians, in one ui[;ht. 3tiG CIIAJ>TEH. XVH. Cnptnin Clark proceeds with hiR party down the river. Description of au lndian lodge. Srtje:mt Pr) or arrhes with the horses le t't h)' th · party " hen lH!Y embarked in theit· canoes; his lliffi<'nlly in bringing tltctn on. llrmarkllulc rock diseovct·ed by r nptnin Clark, nnd the bctlllty of the prospc•ll from 1lw summit. They e.ontitme th ci1· route down the river, of which n pnrticulm· description is gin'n, as well as of th<' surrounding country. Y cllowstone an1l :Bighom t'ivers comp:~rcd. Great qunuti tics or ~:\me found ()1\ the ballkS of he rivers. Immense herds of hufl:tloe. }'iercl'IICI'lS of the wlaitc bt:u·. Em·amp ~t the juuction of the Yellowstone nnd J\Jissouri. A ;; ·ncr:.~l outline given or Yellowstone river, comp1·eh cndin~ tlw sho:~ls; its cntn111ce rt'eom me•HI C(I fm· the formntion of n trading cstal1li shme11t. The suflcrin;;s of the party from the musqnctocs. Serjeant Pry<w, who, with n 1lf'l a1·l1 ml·nt of tl•c.· 1•arty, wn~ :. h•~e brought l'n the hor~cs, arr ives ~·HI l'l'l'OI'l'l tl•al hey were oil !'tole(') Contents. ix lly the lnllians; deprived of thc~c auimals, thry form fo1· themselves Indian. l' :lnOcs of the sk;ns of lH·astH, and of c•u·ions structure, witl1 whid1 they deM'I' IHI the river O \ c1· the 111ost diflieult ~ho:1ls ami <lnnget·ous r npids. Meet v.•ith two whitt- lllC'n llll{'--:JH!I'll'dl), f'1·om whom tht•y procut·c intelligence of 1hr Indians fo1·mrrly ,·isitcd hy the party. ~S r. CIIAPTI~lt XVIIT. The pnt·ty, while <l csccmlin ~ the ri ,•e•· in theit· skin cnnocs, nrc overtaken by the deht<'hmcnlllllllet· captain Lt:wis, and the whole pru·ty, now once more happily united, descend t ill• ~li ssout'i to~cther. They ol1cc mo1·c visit the Mintwturee Indians, and hold :.1 counl'.i l with that nntion as w ·II ns with the Mn],~ d• :.s. Captain Cl:1rk cnde:IVOlii'S to persuade th c is· chiefs to accompany l11m to the ~oitcd · lnt( ·'l, which ill\ilat ion th ey <kdinc, on acco11nt of thcil' f r:li'S or the ioux, in thcit• p:t Sl:i:I~C down the t•iver. Colle•·, one of the party, n:qu •t.ts nnd obtains lil>c•·ty to ITmain :unong the Indians, for the purpose of hunting be:nc1·. F•·i ndly dcportm ·ut of the Mandnus; council held IJy cnptai•~ Cl:1•·~< wi~h th • chiefs or the different villages; the chief nnmcd the Uigwh• tc, w•th Ius \\ ife !111cl son, ag1·ec to accompany the p:u·ty to the Unite1t S~ates, who. lak ·s an affecting filrewe ll of his nation. Chabonenu, with his 'v.'fc ar:'~ ch1ld, decline visiting the Unit ·d States, aml arc left nmong the ln-d• ans. l h. · par. ty nt .l ength lii'Occed on thell· Jou1'l •uy, an·u' I'I IH1 t 11 :\l the course •o .f the MISS. OUI'I has, Ill :,ome vtaccs, chi\IIIn"C d since th lt' [1n ssn"rn~ c up tJ tat t'.t ver. 1 h~y atTJVC among the H.ical'as. CharnctCJ' of the Chaycnn<:s; lheit· dt·ess, l1ab1ts, &c: Captain Clark oO'e•·s to th e chief of this nntion a medal, which he .:lt first t·eluscs, uelicvin~-; it to he medicine but whiclt I\ · f 1 • t e IS !\ lCJ'Wl\1'( S {ll'C· vmlctl on to ac~e11t. The lli<·nras •·efu~e to permit one of their pnrty to accomlwny captam Clark lo the United tates until the r •tum of thci t· chief, who luul fol'lnerly gone. Tlte pns·tr JH'Oceed rapidly down the 1·ivcr. Pt·cpare to defe.n d themselves ngain!.l the T c ton·s , but rccc·' vc no 1· 1\·j lll'Y f rom t 1l CJU. }nCI'edlble llttmbet·s of hufliiiOC SCel\ nC•'I I' \\Tf 1'1 te u··v er. 'l'J tey meet nt last, with the Tetons, au<.lrcfuse thcit· invilations to l11ntl. Intrrpidity ' Clark. of captaiu CHAPTER XIX. 40.') The J>nrty return jn saf(..ty tv St. Louis. 423 Appendrx J |