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LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 200 YEARS AGO TODAY 11/04/1804
The final civilians are hired: a Frenchman named Tousaint Charbonneau, who has two Shoshone wives and lives with the Hidatas tribe. He is hired to go along and take one of his wives, whose Shoshone language the captains now realize will be needed to procure horses for crossing the Rocky Mountains.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 200 YEARS AGO TODAY 11/03/1804
The captains discharge the French boatmen, with one exception; they enlist Jean Baptiste Lepage as a private to replace John Newman. Most of the Frenchmen head downriver, but a few intend to stay and go back with the return party next spring. Interpreter Jusseaume, his wife, and thier child move to Fort Mandan.
The captains discharge the French boatmen, with one exception; they enlist Jean Baptiste Lepage as a private to replace John Newman. Most of the Frenchmen head downriver, but a few intend to stay and go back with the return party next spring. Interpreter Jusseaume, his wife, and thier child move to Fort Mandan.
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 200 YEARS AGO TODAY 11/02/1804
The expedition locates where they will build the winter camp. They choose an area near a large groove of cottonwood trees. They proceeded to work at once on a triangular log stockade with cabins against two walls. It was named Fort Mandan, West of todays Washburn, North Dakota. The actual site is partially covered by the ever moving Missouri River.
The expedition locates where they will build the winter camp. They choose an area near a large groove of cottonwood trees. They proceeded to work at once on a triangular log stockade with cabins against two walls. It was named Fort Mandan, West of todays Washburn, North Dakota. The actual site is partially covered by the ever moving Missouri River.
Monday, November 01, 2004
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LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 200 YEARS AGO TODAY 11/01/1804
Hugh McCracken, a British free trader, is leaving the villages to go to Fort Assinboine in Canada. The captains have McCracken deliver a copy of their British passport and a letter explaining the expedition to the Hudson Bay Company. The Corp moves their boats downriver.
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LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 200 YEARS AGO TODAY 11/01/1804
Hugh McCracken, a British free trader, is leaving the villages to go to Fort Assinboine in Canada. The captains have McCracken deliver a copy of their British passport and a letter explaining the expedition to the Hudson Bay Company. The Corp moves their boats downriver.
Sunday, October 31, 2004
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION 200 YEARS AGO TODAY 10/31/1804
Clark goes to a the chief's lodge for his response about the stolen traps. He is treated with respect and seated on a bison robe and wrapped in another by the lodge's owner. He receives half of the traps stolen from the Frenchman, and also twelve bushels of corn. The chief says his people are glad to be at peace with the Arikaras.
Clark goes to a the chief's lodge for his response about the stolen traps. He is treated with respect and seated on a bison robe and wrapped in another by the lodge's owner. He receives half of the traps stolen from the Frenchman, and also twelve bushels of corn. The chief says his people are glad to be at peace with the Arikaras.
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