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On May 14, 1805, the pirogue guided by Charbonneau was hit by a gust of wind and lost control. Charbonneau panicked and nearly capsized the boat, which would have meant the loss of valuable equipment and papers.
Apr 3, 2021 · Charbonneau’s ultimate test of faith came as a boatman, on a day when he was at the helm of the white pirogue. After a sudden gust of wind, he panicked and turned the boat sideways to the wind, turning the boat over. More...
Apr 7, 2021 · The white pirogue’s precious cargo included instruments, papers, medicine, and Indian presents, plus three non-swimmers—including Charbonneau—and Sacagawea with her three-month old baby boy. Altogether, the threat that all might be lost filled Lewis with dread.
Charbonneau's ultimate test of faith came as a boatman. After a sudden gust of wind, he panicked, turning the white pirogue over.
Jun 25, 2024 · On May 14, Charbonneau nearly capsized the white pirogue (boat) in which Sacagawea was riding. Remaining calm, she retrieved important papers, instruments, books, medicine, and other indispensable valuables that otherwise would have been lost.
- Jay H. Buckley
- Sacagawea is best known for her association with the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06). A Shoshone woman, she accompanied the expedition as an i...
- Sacagawea was from an area near the present-day Idaho-Montana border. When she was about 12 years old, she was captured by a Hidatsa raiding party,...
- While accompanying the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06), Sacagawea served as an interpreter. She also provided significant assistance by...
- Sacagawea had a brother named Cameahwait.
On the Missouri west of Fort Mandan, for example, he nearly capsized a pirogue filled with the expedition’s instruments, prompting Lewis to record in the Journals on May 14, 1805, that Charbonneau “cannot swim and is perhaps the most timid waterman in the world.”
Clark was alarmed to find Lewis, shot in the thigh, lying in the white pirogue, but was relieved to learn that the injury was not serious. Each of the five detachments—Clark, Lewis, Gass, Pryor, and Ordway—compared notes on what had happened to the others during the past 6 weeks.
