Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-04
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. the 49, :, The distance OF seventy one
Nsa0sa so,- ,ne upper part OF the portage,
ns', 0eus.ras.d as TAR as the me- three s forks q
$40 - distance Of one nuadred and
tna' a,;les further; here the Missouri
snay' ny. mo three nearly equal brasShes a,
os" s,,s point- lhs TWO largest branch
''s $, 80 near'y of tue same cignlty, tina,
- .,,,l,l moi conceive that either of them
= ,,l with propriety retain The came oithe
~ apdlnerefore called these Isifer.
n alison and Gaiiatla's rivers. The
~, asencs of those rlyersis 284s miles
w. he mouth OF the Missouri, by the
~. = of thar river. We arrived a. The
W. forks of the Missouri on the 27th of
WI, ,s No. having been SO forsnnats as 20
~ y.ta toe naIives, although had pss.
nv s..le made several exeruons Tor taas
s,00se. Wa weFs still compelled 10 Cont.
al, route by water.
TIE most northsri. oil ihs three forks,
...,.to which We had given the name CT
s'a.rsou's river, was deemed ths most
..,es for our puraoss AID we according
r sscsnded i, two hundred and forsy-
.ch, niles TO the upper forks, and It's ex.
20. 20 sy,gshi4 point making the total
i;..ore 70 which we have naSlgated the
~,,.r. Of the Missouri shsee thousaRdasd
SIX rs,,os, OF which fauf hundred.
"a ,wentv Moe lay within she Roxy
Monaias. On ihe>mora NC Of fss i7I0
+ n, sorar. e;gn,ern hundsed and ase l ar.
,;:.sJ Il ,fs fofks of tRers y S river, q here
met captain Lewis WHO had previously
,,o,,ra,ei with party offhree men 10 the
r.,.,s ltbe Colo nb a, discovered a band
of,hs Shosfone nasian, ADD mad foand
u.aas 10 ,aaacc SIS OF their chiefs aud
v,r,ior. to accompany HIN TO thai place.
fron these peo?lesws learned shas the RI
| ,sr os which ,aey resided Was navigabie,
a4ths,a psss.gs through the npuafain
,s,r,r direction was itapstcsicable.: being
vvlRg 10 conhde 10 this uofaVo.atie SC
ram, o. the nativea. i was coacessed be-.
,s.,.cap;aia Lewis and ny.elf, that one
| Of usshoaia 90 forward ,mmedisrcly with
small party aud explore zoe river; wn,le
he other ia ,he ioterim would !sy up the
ausss al that place, and engage sae ma.
|0res with ,heir hosses 20 assist Is trans.
psTSss oar ssaiss asa bsggass 70 their
|eamp AcGoraies.y ! set ous ste mex, day.
passed the diaidiag ,aaunsaiss between ,he
|wassrs Ct 'hv hlisseasi aid Columbia, sad
desccndrd the rive, which | STAGE call The
less,icFkssf Lewis'> riser, s5 ut 70 ,nilss.
FisciFg sssi tbs indians' accouas c. the
,cunsry, intha duec:iou cf this river was
sssrses, | re,urned asd ia,ned csps Le0is
kMss sym 81 Aug1>s a, the Shoshcne
sna excessively faeguei, IS you may
@pp9se havIag pass snaonsai luaD
Inaccessible, and competed 50 eubsist on
berries during me sreatsr parsef my route.
We new rufchassd z7 horses Of the lodi.
aus, aud hired guide, who'assased us thai
b could 10 Is DAYS take rs 10 q large river
pan open couusry, west OF thsss uoua
ans. BY reu { some dis.aace 20. The north
1.-THE river ca whish they lived, and that
y which sbe nativea ,yes, Of the mouotalas
na the plains of ,he Missouri, for the
purpose of hunting The blGsloe.
Every preparation being made, We set
ias~1d with our guide on the sisS of Aa-
Nss,lhsOugh those tremendous mountains,
10 which We continued Saiil the ed Sept
before We reached the lower eounuy be
soad them; On our way wa met with lhs
ultlachshoot, band OF the farhepsks,
irsm whom we obtained an accession of
autses, AID exchanged s OF 10 otaers; this
proved OF io6ai,e service To Us, as We we're
compelled 10 subsist on horse beef about
Sdays before We reached the Koarkooska.
During oar passags over those mountaius
suffered svery thing which hunger, Geld
and fatigue could impose sor did our diff.
aculties with respect 20 provisions cease on
our arrival at the Kooskoosks, fer al.hs'
ne Photographers, numerous nation la.
asollsg that country, were extremely hos.
ndsble, ADD for few triaing articl-s fur.