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Lolo Trail in the Bitterroot Mountains, courtesy National Park Service

Since the expedition left Fort Mandan in the beginning of April, they had not met any Indians.

find another placelewisJuly 27, 1805. Lewis: we begin to feel considerable anxiety with rispect to the Snake Indians. if we do not find them or some other nation who have horses I fear the successful issue of our voyage will be very doubtfull or at all events much more difficult in it's accomplishment. ... however I still hope for the best, and intend taking a tramp myself in a few days to find these yellow gentlemen if possible.

Photo: Nez Perce National Historical Park, courtesy of the National Park Service.

More about the food of the Bitterroot Mountains

August 13, 1805. Lewis: on my return to my lodge an indian called me in to his bower and gave me a small morsel of the flesh of an antelope boiled and a piece of a fresh salmon roasted; both which I eat with a very good relish. this was the first salmon I had seen and perfectly convinced me that we were on the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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  • Documenting the Damage
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  • The Grizzly Bear Project
  • Greater Yellowstone Region
  • Lewis and Clark in the Rockies
  • Rivers of Lewis and Clark
  • Words from a Crow Tribe Historian
  • Sierra Magazine: Lewis and Clark

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