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Show Lewis and Clm•ke's Expedition wer•e not assisting us, to go on before us to their camp. This he did: but iu the morning, Sunday 25, a few only followed his advice. the rest accompanying us at some distance on each side. We set out at sunrise and after going seventeen miles baited for dinner within ~wo miles ofthe nar·1•ow I>ass in the mountains. The Indians who were on the sides of our party had stat·ted some antelopes, but wet•e obliged after a pursuit of several Jwurs to abandon the chase: our hunters bad in the meantime brought in three deer, the greater part of which was distributed among the Indians. Whilst at dinner we leat·nt by means of Sacajawea, that the young men who left us this morning, carrie~ a request from the chief, that the village would break up Its encampment and meet this pat·ty to-morrow, when they would aJI go down the Missouri into the bulfaloe count•·y. Alarmed at this new caprice of the Indians which, if not counteracted, tbt·eatened t.o leave out·~elves and our baggage on the mountains, or even if we reached the wa~~rs of the Columbia. prevent our obtaining horses to go on further, captain Lewis immediately called the three chiefs together. After smoking a pipe be asked them if they .WCI'C men of their words, and if we can r<'1y on tl1eir promises. They readily answered in the affimative. He then asl\:ed, if they had not agreed to assist us in carrying our baggage over the mountains. 1,o this they also answered yes; and why then, said he, have you requested your peo}> le to meet us to-morrow, where it will be impossible for us to trade for horses, as you promised we should. If, he continued, you had not promised to help us in transporting our. goods over the mountains, we should not have attempted It, but have returned down the river after which no w.h "I te men '~ould ever have come into your' country. Ify ou lVIsh the whites to be your friends, and to bring you arms a~d prMcct you from your enemies, you should never promise what you do not mean to perform: when I first met you, you doubted what I said, yet you afterwards saw that Up the Missomi. ~15 l told you the trutb. How therefore can you doubt what I now tell you; you see that 1 have divided amongst you the meat which my hunters kill, and I promise to give all who assist us a share of whatever we have to eat. If therefore you intend to keep your promise, send one of the young men immediately to order the people to remain at the village till we arrive. The two inferior chiefs then said, that they had wished to keep their words and to assist us; that they had not sent for the people, but on the con1rary had disapproved of the measure w hlch was done wholly by the first chief. Cameahwait remained silent for some time: at last he said that he knew he had done wrong, but that seeing his people all in want of provisions, he had wishe<l to hasten their departure for the country where their \vants might be supplied. He however now declared, that having passed his word he would never violate it", and counter orders were immediately sent to the village by a young man, to whom we gave a hand· kerchief in order to ensure despatch and fidelity. This difficulty being now adjusted, our march was resumed with an unusual degree of alacrity on the part of the Indians. We passed a S{JOt, wbet·c six years ago the Shosohnees suffered a very severe tlcfeat ft•om the Minnetarees; and late in the evening we reached the upper part of the cove where the creek enters the mountains. 'rhe part of the cove on the northeast side of the creek has lately been burnt, most probably as a signal on some occasion. Here we were joined by our hunters with a single deer, which captain Lewis gave, as a proof of his sincerity, to the women aml children, and remained supperless himself. As we came along we observed several large hares, some ducks, and many of the cock of the plains: in the low gt•otmds of the ~ove were also considerable quantities of wild onions. Monday 26. The morning was excessively cold, and the ice in our vessels was nearly a quarter of an inch in tbick- 1\ess: we set out at sunrise, and soon reached the fountain of |