U-Haul #117: Montana - U-Haul SuperGraphics on Waymarking.com

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"Did you know ...
Sacajawea seemed to vanish after leading the Corps of Discovery through the perils of uncharted wilderness. Why did she mysteriously disappear after the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Learn more about Sacajawea at ... uhaul.com"

From the U-Haul website's article about Sacajawea:

"Both Lewis and Clark were thankful for the presence of Sacajawea. She was seen as a symbol of peace by people they encountered along the route, since she was a woman and had a son. She was also notably of Native American descent and served as an interpreter.

In August 1805, Clark went to find Yellowstone (Bozeman Pass, Montana) with Sacajawea. They agreed to meet near where the Shoshone Indian camps were located in Montana, which was home to Sacajawea's people. The Corps of Discovery calculated this stop so they could get fresh horses from the Shoshone Indians.

Lewis encountered the Shoshone Indians before Clark; however, the Indians were unsure of the Corps of Discovery's intentions. The Shoshone tribe was not sure if the Corps was tricking them and would later become hostile. Clark later located the Shoshone tribe, where Sacajawea recognized the people and land. These were her people! She had not seen them since the day she was kidnapped. The journals of Lewis and Clark depict the meeting.

The Indians were all transported with joy, and the chief, in the warmth of his satisfaction, renewed his embrace to Captain Lewis, who was quite as much delighted as the Indians themselves. The report proved most agreeably true. On setting out at seven o'clock, Captain Clark, with Chaboneau and his wife, walked on the shore; but they had not gone there more than a mile before Captain Clark saw Sacajawea, who was with her husband one hundred yards ahead, begin to dance and show every mark of the most extravagant joy, turning round him and pointing to several Indians, whom he now saw advancing on horseback, sucking her fingers at the same time to indicate that they were her tribe... We soon drew near to camp, and just as we approached it a woman made her way through the crowd towards Sacajawea, recognizing each other, they embraced with the most tender affection. The meeting of these two young women had in it something peculiarly touching, not only in the ardent manner in which their feelings were expressed, but from the real interest of their situation. They had been companions in childhood; in the war with the Minnetarees they had both been taken prisoners in the same battle; they shared and softened the rigours of their captivity till one of them had escaped from the Minnetarees, with scarce a hope of ever seeing her friend free from the hands of her enemies. While Sacajawea was renewing among the women the friendships of former days, Captain Clark went on, and was received by Captain Lewis and the chief, who, after the first embraces and salutations were over, conducted him to a sort of circular tent or shade of willows. Here he was seated on a white robe, and the chief immediately tied in his hair six small shells resembling pearls, an ornament highly valued by these people, who procured them in the course of trade from the seacoast. The moccasins of the whole party were then taken off, and after much ceremony the smoking began. After this the conference was to be opened, and glad of an opportunity of being able to converse more intelligibly, Sacajawea was sent for; she came into the tent, sat down, and was beginning to interpret, when in the person of Cameahwait she recognized her brother; she instantly jumped up and ran and embraced him, throwing over him her blanket and weeping profusely; the chief himself was moved, though not in the same degree. After some conversation between them she resumed her seat, and attempted to interpret for us, but her new situation seemed to overpower her, and she frequently interrupted by her tears. After the council was finished the unfortunate woman learned that all her family were dead except two brothers, one of whom was absent, and a son of her eldest sister, a small boy, who was immediately adopted by her.
Chief Cameahwait agreed to sell the Corps of Discovery all the horses they needed. In return, they promised the chief prosperity and stability on behalf of President Jefferson. As the Corps of Discovery spent time at the camp, Sacajawea overheard Cameahwait remark that he would like to take the camp and its horses to another location where they could find more game. She quickly told Charbonneau, who took his time telling Lewis and Clark. Charbonneau was reprimanded for not relaying this crucial information sooner. Lewis and Clark then went to the chief and reasoned with him. If he moved the camp, President Jefferson would not be able to locate them. The chief agreed and promised to give the horses to the Corps.

Sacajawea was the only person from the Corps of Discovery who spoke Shoshone. If she had not overheard the chief talking, the expedition would have been ruined. Without horses, the Corps would not have been able to continue on the rest of the treacherous terrain of the Bitterroot Mountains. And so Lewis and Clark named the area Camp Fortunate.

In July 1806, Lewis' travels through Montana included a confrontation with the Blackfoot Indians, which proved to be the only bloody battle in the expedition. Many wonder whether the battle would have occurred if Sacajawea had been present. Without Sacajawea's dedication to the journey, Lewis and Clark would not have been able to complete their mission for the President. The Corps made it to the Pacific Ocean and established the communication to the west that was needed by the President. It can be argued that Sacajawea contributed more to the success of the expedition than anyone else."

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