On September 4th, 1805, T chliska-e-mee, or Three Eagles, father of Chief Victor and grandfather of Chief Charlo, left camp to scout because he feared Indian enemies might be nearby to steal horses, as often happened then. He saw in the distance a party of more than twenty men, with two on horseback in front and many others walking and leading packhorses. Realizing they were not a war party because they moved slowly and made no effort to conceal themselves, he was nevertheless puzzled because they wore no blankets, the first time he had encountered such men. When they arrived, he ordered the best robes brought for Captain Lewis and Captain Clark to sit on, and one for each man to use as a blanket. Captain William Clark wrote that they encamped with these people and found them friendly, though they had nothing to eat but berries, some of which they shared, and that he believed he was the first white man ever on the waters of that river. Private Joseph Whitehouse wrote that the natives were light complexioned, decent-looking people, mostly well clothed with mountain sheep and other skins, with buffalo robes and leather lodges, and that although they had no meat at that time, they gave the party abundant dried fruits, including service berries, cherries, and different kinds of roots.