Captain Lewis then gave him the flag, which he informed him was among white men the emblem of peace; and, now that he had received it, was to be in future the bond of union between them.

The chief then moved on; our party followed him; and the rest of the warriors, in a squadron, brought up the rear." Arriving at the village, the ceremony of smoking the pipe of peace was solemnly observed; and the women and children of the tribe were permitted to gaze with wonder on the first white men they had ever seen.
The Indians were not much better provided with food than were their half-famished visitors.

But some cakes made of service-berries and choke-berries dried in the sun were presented to the white men "on which," says Captain Lewis, "we made a hearty meal." Later in the day, however, an Indian invited Captain Lewis into his wigwam and treated him to a small morsel of boiled antelope and a piece of fresh salmon roasted.

This was the first salmon he had seen, and the captain was now assured that he was on the headwaters of the Columbia.

This stream was what is now known as the Lemhi River.