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The Lewis and Clark Journey
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The Lewis and Clark journey, starts a few miles north of St. Louis at a place called Wood River on May 14, 1804, after receiving orders from President Jefferson.
Lewis and Clark and company, which consists of 44 men,the 2 officers, 3 sergeants and the remaining men privates, are to map out an overland route to the west coast. And that's just what they did, leaving in 3 boats, one a keel boat with 22 oars and the other two were considerably smaller, a 6 oar and a 7 oar . Sometimes not knowing if the journey would be able to continue, Lewis and Clark pressed on their way west. Sometimes the weather was unbearable, brutal, and even "down right bone chilling." But pressing on was all that they knew.
Continuing on their journey, they travel until they get to the Knife River Indian Village.(Today, it is what we know as Washburn, ND. area.) This is where Lewis and Clark and company, constructed, Fort Mandan.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition would spend a rather brutal winter here. The Lewis and Clark Expedition would gather valuable information about the Indians. Constantly logging into their journals, Lewis and Clark would be reporting vital information about weather, geography of the land, Indian behavior and more. Knowing that President Jefferson was counting on them, the men didn't refrain from writing down the smallest of details. While here at Fort Mandan, Lewis and Clark would meet their guides, Sakakawea and her Frenchman husband,Toussaint Charbonneau. This would be the beginning of a trusting relationship. |
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Quotes, by Captain William Clark, Knife River Village, 1804.
[As copied from the journals of the Expedition.][Notice the punctuation, spelling, and wording.]
With 168 days And 1600 miles behind them, Lewis and Clark arrive here at the Knife River Villages.
Captain Clark Wrote;
October 27, 1804
"Came to at the village on the L.S.This village is situated on the Eminence of about 50 feet above the water in a handsome plain it contains [40-50]houses in a kind of picket work,the houses are round and very large,containing several families, as also their horses which is tied on the side of the entrance".
Upon their return from the Pacific Ocean in 1806, 3 days were spent here counseling tribal leaders.
August 14, 1806
"When we were opposite the minetarves Grand Village [Big Hidatsa Village] We saw a number of natives viewing of [us], we directed the blunderbusses fired several times. Soon after we came too at a crowd of the natives on the bank opposite the village of the Shoe Indians or Mah-har-has [Amahami Village] at which place I saw the principle Chief of the little village. [Sakakawea Village] of the Mah-mar-has these people were extremely pleased to see us."
August 17, 1806
We also took leave of T.[Touisant]Chobono, his Snake Indian wife, [Sakakawea]and their child who has accompanied us on our route to the Pacific Ocean in the capacity of interpreter and interpreter's. |
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Sakakawea-----Sacagawea-----Sacajawea
Who Was Sacagawea You Ask?
How ever you want to spell it, this is one amazing woman. In her wildest dreams, she couldn't have imagined all the statues named in her honor. From coast to coast statues and memorials honoring this Lady from our past.
It was spring-time 1805 when the Expedition moved on. Sakakawea, with her baby along her side, would be their guide/interpreter from here on out. Pushing their way westward. Stopping just to rest. After getting around the Great Falls, Lewis and Clark and company used canoes to head down the river. And not that far away they ran into the Head Waters of the Missouri River.
What is known as the Lolo Trail, is where Lewis and Clark and the Expedition, took it all on, head on. They had very tough time making the crossing. But in the end all was well.
Having to make canoes once again, Lewis and Clark made their way down the Clearwater River,Snake River, and Columbia River, finally reaching their goal. The Pacific Ocean. November, 1805.
In the spring-time of 1806 Lewis and Clark packed up and headed east across the mountains, toward the Missouri River. Once reaching the Missouri River, Lewis and Clark head south. Arriving in St. Louis, MO. early fall 1806.
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