Joseph Band

Abundant game and fresh water offered by Snake Creek made this a good place to camp and gather supplies before the final push to Canada. Lean Elk and Wottolen expressed concern. Both experienced visions of attack. However, the fatigue of the forced march and no sign of the military convinced the chiefs to order camp. The teepees destroyed at Big Hole left little else for protection. Huddled in crude lodges and wrapped in blankets the people camped, warmed by fire pits burning buffalo dung. The village was arranged in familiar patterns with families, bands and allies together.