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Show 412 . Lewis awl C lm'ke, s Expedition deer .. and three goats; but instead of a general distribution of the meat, and such as we have hitherto seen among all tribes of Indians, we obset·ved that some families had a Jarge shar~, whilf> othet•s received none. On inquil'ing of Cameahwa1t the reason of this custom, }Je said that meat a~ong them was scaJ·ce, that each hunter reserved what he killed fot• the use of himself' and his own family, none of the rest having any claim on what he chose to J·ecp 0 1 ~ · · ur mn-ters returned soon after with two mule deer and three com-mon deer, tht·ec of which we distr·ibuted among the families who had l'eceived none of the game of their own hunters. About three o'clock. the expected party consisting of fifty Dlen, women and clnldren arJ'ivcd. We now learnt that most of the Indians wet·e on their way down the valley towards the bu:tfaloe country, and some anxiety to accompany them ~Jlpea~·cd to pl'evail among those who had promised to assist us m crossing the mountains. We ourselves were not without some apprehension that they might leave us but as they continued to say that they would return with u: nothing was said upon the subject. We were, however, resolved to move early in tbe morning, and therefore despatched two men to hunt in the cove and leave th~ game on the route we should pass to-morrow. Satua·da! 2lti. As the Indians who arrived yesterday had a numher of spare bot'8es, we thought it probable they might be wilJing to dispose of them, and desired the chief to speak t~ them for that pu1·pose. They declined giving auy positive answer, but •·equested to see the goods wbicb we proposed to exchange. 'Ve then }.H'oduced some battle-axes wl~ich w~ had made at fort .Nlandan, and a quantity of kmves; WJth both of which they appeaa·ed very much pleas~ d; and we were soon able to purchase three horses by givIng fo~· each an axe, a knife, a han kerchief and a little paint. To tbls we were obliged to add a second lmife a shirt aJ1and~ kerchief and a pair of leggings; and such is t~e estiO:ation in \vhich those animals are held, that even at this price, whi~h Up the .illissouri. 1.13 was double tltat for a horse. 1hf> fellow who sold him took npon himself grrat narrit in having givrn away a mule to us. They now said that thry ]tall no n•ore hot·ses fol' sale, and as we had now nine of our own. two hired horses, and a mule, we bf>gan loading them as heavily as was prudent, aml placing the rest on the shoulders of the Indian women, left out• camp at twelve o'clock. We were all on foot, excel) t Sarajawea. for whom her husband had }ntrchased a horse with some al'ticlt.•s which we gave him fot· that purpose; an Indian however ltad the politeness to offer captain Lewis one of his horses to rid£'. which Le accepted in order better to direct the march of the party. 'Vc crossed the river below the forks, directing our course towards the cove by the route already passcll. and Lad just reached the l~wer .part of t~e cove when an Indian rode up to caiJtain Lewis to mform lnm that one of his men was very sick, and unable to come on. The party was immediately halted at a run which falls into the creek on the left., and captain Lewis rode back two miles, and fuunll 'Viser severely aiDicted with the colic: by giving him some of the essence of pPppcrmint and laud~num he recov(•red sufficiently to ride the horse of captam Lc".i' s "ho then I . 1·ejoined the pal'ty on foot. '"hen 1e arri-ved h: found that the Indians who had been impatiently expecting his retur·n, at last unloadc.·d their horses an~ turned them loose, and had now made tbdt• camp for the mght. It would have Lecn f•·uiUess to remonsl rate, and not prudent to excite any irritation, ant\ th(·reforc, although the sun was still high, and we had made only six miles, we thought .it hcst to a·cmain with them: after we had em·amp<·d there fdl a slight shower of rain. One of the nwn caught scY~t·al -fine trout· but Drewyct· had IJe<·n sent out to hunt Without havin'g killed any thing. \Vc thct·efore gave a litt~e corn to those of the lndia-.s who wet·e actually engaged m carl',Ying our baggage, and whv had absolutely nothing to eat. e also adYised t;amcah\\ait, as we could not supply all h.is peo1)le with provisions, to l'ecoannaend to all who |