William Clark's Scouting Mission

William Clark's Scouting Mission (HM22G2)

Location: Salmon, ID 83467 Lemhi County
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N 45° 0.227', W 113° 37.934'

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Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County

Was the Salmon River as treacherous as Cameahwait, the Lemhi Shoshone chief, had said? Clark and eleven men had come to find out. Finding a navigable, westward-flowing river was the major objective of the Expedition at this time.
Clark stayed in the Lemhi camp for several hours, smoking and talking with tribal leaders. He asked their help in portaging the Expedition's baggage across Lemhi Pass and left Sacajawea in the camp to help organize the effort.

Then he set out down the river with "Toby," an older Lemhi man who had volunteered his services as guide. Toby would show the explorers just how bad it was downriver!

"I informed the Indians (of)... our good intentions toward them (,) my concerns for their distressed situation... also... the object of my journey down the river and requested a guide to accompany me, all of which was repeited (sic) by the Chief to the whole village." - Willian Clark, August 20, 1805
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HM NumberHM22G2
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Date Added Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 292553 N 4986741
Decimal Degrees45.00378333, -113.63223333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 0.227', W 113° 37.934'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 0' 13.62" N, 113° 37' 56.04" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 60 Warm Springs Rd, Salmon ID 83467, US
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