The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-28

at once recognized as the tribe from
which she had been stolen years be-
fore by the enemies of her people, the
Mandans 1t developed that the chief
Of the Shoshones was a brother Of the
bird woman" and he did all in his
power to aid the travellers.
Learning from the Indians that the
water route was impracticable. the
party was divided, and the advance, I'M
der the direction of Captain Clark,
crossed the Bitter Root Mountains by
the LoIo trail into what is now Idaho,
suffering intensely from cold and hum
ger. and on the goth Of September
reached a village of Nez Perez Indians.
The NeZ Ferces received them hospita-
bly,, and the furnished travellers ate so
heartily Of the food supplied by their
savage hosts that many of them were
taken sick, including Captain Clark,
The other party Joined that of Cap
tain Clark on the banks Of the Koos-
koosky, or Clearwater River where
they left in charge of the friendly Nez
Perces the horses that had carried them
across the mountains and built canoes.
The canoes being constructed, they en-
barked in October on their Journey
down the Clearwater and connecting
streams for TIL. Pacific. The travellers
were at this time in most deplorabie
physical condition, the majority suffer-
ing from some ailment, and their con-
dition did not improve Whereas they
had for some time been subsisting on
roots, fish. horse meat and an occa-
sional deer, crow or wolf, their resort,
when out of other food. now became
the wolf1sh dogs which they purchased
from the Indians.
REACH THE COLUMBIA.
reached the Snake River. which they
named Lewis" Going down this
stream to the Columbia. they followed
that river. passing in safety a number
of rapids. and on the 21st of October
reached the Cascades.
On November 10, having traversed
the present States of Washington and
Oregon, the party reached Cape Disap-
pointment, and the eyes of the weary
travellers were gladdened with the
sight of the great ocean which had
been the goal of their efforts through
seventeen months of dangerous and
toiisome 5ourneying. 1t was not until
the middle Of December that they found
ground suitable for winter quarters.
and in the meantime they had expert
enced great suffering, for the winter
rains had set in and there were no
conveniences for shelter. while the
hunters returned to camp day after day
without the game which they had
hoped 10 procure for food The winter
, quarters finally decided upon were To-
Gated near Youngs Bay, in Clatsor
County, where they erected a rude
fertilization which they named Fort
Clatsop, in honor of the tribes of In
dians in that region.
The party waited some months in the
hope that some trading vessel might
appear, from which much needed sup
plies could be obtained, but. being dis
appointed In this and seriously alarmed
by the scarcity of their food supply, the
| final leave of Fort Clatsop was taker
on March %. 1906. The captains lef,
several copies Of a paper describing
their journey. giving some to the ma
tives and posting another on the wal
OF the deserted fort. One of these pa.
pers fell into the hands of Captain Hill
an American fur trader. who carried il