The pass Sacajawea suggested Capt. Clark use would become important in the developing Montana territory. While it officially became the Bozeman Pass, its unofficial name along with the Trail that crossed it was more indicative of the activities associated with it; the Bloody Bozeman.
It was in the Three Forks area and the Big Hole and Beaverhead Valleys that Sacajawea gained her image as a “guide.” Capt. Clark recorded three times when her knowledge of the area helped pilot them. He went on to say she had “been of great service as a pilot through this country.” He was referring to the area she had lived in before being taken captive by the Hidatsa Indians.
However useful she was in her home territory, she had little knowledge of the rest of the territory the Expedition passed through. As the Expedition continued down the Yellowstone her knowledge of the area would again dwindle and her use as a “guide” would disappear with it.
It was in the Three Forks area and the Big Hole and Beaverhead Valleys that Sacajawea gained her image as a “guide.” Capt. Clark recorded three times when her knowledge of the area helped pilot them. He went on to say she had “been of great service as a pilot through this country.” He was referring to the area she had lived in before being taken captive by the Hidatsa Indians.
However useful she was in her home territory, she had little knowledge of the rest of the territory the Expedition passed through. As the Expedition continued down the Yellowstone her knowledge of the area would again dwindle and her use as a “guide” would disappear with it.
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