Lewis Learns from the Lemhi Shoshone

Lewis Learns from the Lemhi Shoshone (HM22G8)

Location: Salmon, ID 83467 Lemhi County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 0.228', W 113° 37.937'

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Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County

At the Lemhi Shoshone camp Lewis learned of the danger and hunger that threatened the tribe. He asked the chief about routes west, but Cameahwait's descriptions were discouraging: rocky rivers, deep canyons, terrible mountains.
Lewis proposed an arrangement. If the Lemhis and their horses would help the Corps of Discovery cross the mountains, the explorers would complete their voyage to the Pacific and return home, and send traders with guns the Lemhis wanted for defense agains their enemies.
But the Lemhi were suspicious of Lewis. Only a courageous few went east with Cameahwait to help the Expedition.

"these people had been attacked by the Minetares of Fort de prarie (sic) this spring and about 20 of them killed and taken prisoners... to avoid their enemies they were obliged to remain in the interior of these mountains... sometimes living without meat and only a little fish roots and berries." - Meriwether Lewis, August 13, 1805
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HM NumberHM22G8
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Date Added Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 292549 N 4986743
Decimal Degrees45.00380000, -113.63228333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 0.228', W 113° 37.937'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 0' 13.68" N, 113° 37' 56.22" W
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Area Code(s)208
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 60 Warm Springs Rd, Salmon ID 83467, US
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