Tendoy Idaho
								Lewis noted that the Lehmi Shoshone settled in these valleys for protection against their enemies, who had guns while the Shoshone didn't. They ventured east of the Rocky Mountains only when they had sufficient numbers for strength. Lewis reported: "but they never leave the interior of the mountains while they can obtain a scanty subsistence, and always return as soon as they have acquired a good stock of dryed meat in the plains...."
	Lewis & Clark Trail
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