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He was plumb anxious . But next day , the 17th , he tells Drewyer to hot-foot down the river , with an Indian or two along with him . About two hours , an Indian came back and said that Lewis had told the truth , for he had seen boats on the river . `` Now between seven and eight o'clock that morning , Clark and Chaboneau and the Indian girl , Sacágawea , all were walking on ahead of the boats , the girl a little ahead . All at once she begins to holler . They look up , and here comes several Indians and Drewyer with the note from Lewis . There 's nothing to it , after that . ''