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245 creek or small river on their way across to this place a hunting. the first they saw was one spy they had some distance a head on horse back Capt Lewis swang & held up a blanket as a token of friendship but as it hapened 2 of the men were a hunting one on each side of him which frightened him as he suposed they wished to take prisoner turned about his horse & rode verry unclear out of his road & made no halt utill he got to the band & told his people the news. they met 3 squaws unclear on the side of the mountain digging roots 2 of them ran off. the other being old stood hir ground. Capt. Lewis came or went up to hir & gave hir some small presents and shewed every mark of freindship. She then called up the other 2 and they piloted Capt. Lewis & party to the band which received them with a great deal of fear at first. appared frightened until