The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-01-06

and found beyond doubt that they
were In the Shoshone country. A few
days later Capt. Clark. while making
reconnaissance, came suddenly upon
three Indian women, whom no cap
tured. They were the first Indians
that the party had seen since leaving
fort Mandan in April.
Following close upon the capture OF
the women appeared a band OF Sho'
shone warriors, ready for a battle,
taking the strangers for their ancient
enemies. the Blackfeet. When she
saw the mounted warriors approach
ing Sacaiawea danced for Joy and
made a sign which indicated that they
were members of her own tribe. One
OF the captured women. when she saw
SacaJawea, ran TO her and threw her
arms around her neck. II was the
girl who had been captured with her
ard who had escaped. The presence
oil the woman with the expedition con-
WINGED the warriors that they had not
met a war party, and parley fol.
lowed
The description Of the meeting be-
tween Sacajawea and the chief of the
Shoshones is as follows:
while Sacajawea was renewing
among the women the friendships of
former days. Capt Clark went on.
and was received by the chief. who.
after the first salutations were over.
conducted him TO circular tent. or
oh - xrt
mony the smoking began. After this
the conference was TO be opened.
Glad of an opportunity Of being able
TO converse more intelligently, they
sent for Sacajawea. who came into
the tent. sat down, and was beginning
TO interpret. when in the person of
Cameawait, the chief. she recognized
her brother. She instantly jumped
up. and ran and embraced him. throw
ing over him her blanket. and weep
ing profusely. The chief was himself
! moved, though not in the same de-
gree. After some conversation be-
tween them, she resumed her seat and
attempted TO interpret for us: but her
new situation seemed TO overpower
her, and she was frequently interrupt
ed by tears"
Although the temptation to remain
with her own people was great. SAGA
jawea was loyal to her promise to
guide the white men over the noun
tains. and solicited help from her
brother. telling him how kind Capt
Lewis and Capt. Clark had been to
her. especially in her Illness. Came.
await yielded to her entreaties and
persuaded his men to furnish horses
and induced some of them to go along
as guides.
IL was a cold. rainy day In Novem-
Der before the party was able to raise
the joyful shout which Xenophons
Greeks raised upon another historical
occasion. "Thalassa! Thalassa!" The
sea, The sea,-"the object of all
their labors. the reward of all their
anxieties Pacific.
Sacajawea was overawed by the
sight of the great water" but as
soon as she overcame her fears her
delight was unbounded. and she was
wildly demonstrative.
The expedition remained on the
coast during the winter and it was not
until the middle of March that the
return journey began In the months
that followed much of their former
sufferings and privations were re-
peated. In July before leaving the
mountains the expedition was divided,
Lewis heading directly for the falls
of the Missouri. and Clark, with ten
men and Sacajawea, taking the more
circuitous route TO the Yellowstone
Through all this unknown country
Sacajawea led the way and brought
her companions safely to the meeting
place near the falls of the Missouri,
whence they travelled joyfully down
the river to Fort Mandan, where they
arrived in August. 1906. Here Chsr-
; bonneau and the bird-woman babe
Lewis and Clark good-by. ..
Sacajawea was last heard Of in 1911,
when she and Charbonneau were met
on the upper Missouri by s1s traveller
Breckenridge.