. Our country in story . eys of wonderful beauty rose hillsand cliffs of white from the rivers bankthey towered hundreds offeet toward the clear, bluesummer sky. Passing out of this charm-ing wonderland, the explor-ers entered upon a more levelcountry and at length, on a[ if1 June 3, came to a point wherethe river divides. Which isthe true Missouri? Whichof these branches shall wenow follow?3 the explorersasked one another. The waters of the north-ern branch tumbled alongdull and muddy, while thoseof the southern branch flowed clear as crystal along a pebbly bed. It was decided
. Our country in story . eys of wonderful beauty rose hillsand cliffs of white from the rivers bankthey towered hundreds offeet toward the clear, bluesummer sky. Passing out of this charm-ing wonderland, the explor-ers entered upon a more levelcountry and at length, on a[ if1 June 3, came to a point wherethe river divides. Which isthe true Missouri? Whichof these branches shall wenow follow?3 the explorersasked one another. The waters of the north-ern branch tumbled alongdull and muddy, while thoseof the southern branch flowed clear as crystal along a pebbly bed. It was decidedto explore each division a short distance, Lewis takingthe northern and Clark the southern. This leads too far north, said Lewis after he had gonesome distance up the muddy current. He returned to thefork of the river, where he found Clark. The two cap-tains agreed to continue their journey up the southernstream. But before leaving this fork of the Missouri, a deepkettle-like hole was dug. The earth was carefully carried. SACAJAWEA WEST TO THE PACIFIC 283 away in skins and dumped into the river. The bottom ofthe hole was covered with dry sticks and the entire spacelined with dried skins. In this hole, or cache, were de-posited powder, flour, tools—whatever could be robe was placed over the entire storage, then theearth was packed in tight and the sod closely fitted so thatno Indian might detect the place. One of the boats broughtfrom St. Louis was drawn up on a small island at themouth of Marias River and there hidden in a clump ofbrush. Captain Lewis with four of his men went on ahead. Themountains rose higher than ever. Range towered aboverange, the most distant peaks reaching into the pressed on faster and faster, leaving his compan-ions far behind. So he journeyed westward, westward,Left the fleetest deer behind him,Left the antelope and bison;Passed the mountains of the prairie,Passed the land of Crows and Foxes,Passed the dwellings of the Bla
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