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Journal Entry, May 14 On the cloudy morning of May 14, 1804, the Capts. Merriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from Camp Duoise, near the city of St. Louis. They camped on the Wood River, where the company formed for what would be the amazing jounry that would be recorded and remembered by the country they all loved.
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August 30, Journal Entries After the death of Sergent Floyd, the company continued on their way. They meet a Sioux Tribe, the Yankton, and friendly overtures were made on both sides. According to the Yankton stories, Lewis wrapped a newborn in a flag, and proclaimed him American. Little did they know that in only 26 years, in the lifetime of that infant, he would be forced from his home.
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Journal Entry, October 24 On October 24, a cloudy day with some snow, the party met the Mandan Grand Chief.
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Time in the Fort After seeing the large tribes and the face of winter barreling towards them, the group decides to set up a fort for the winter. They winter at the fort, where Sacagewea bore her child, and left in April, sending men and items back East to show their current exploits.
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Journal Entry, November 4 The company meet a Frenchman, Chaubonée as Clark names him, hwo they wish to take with them. He agrees, and takes one of his wives, Sacagewea, at the time pregnant, with them as a translator.
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Journal Entry, Feburary 11 In the frozen dark of winter, Sacagewea gave birth to a young boy, Jean Baptiste. The boys career as an explorer was long, starting with being a member of the Corp of Discovery, and later a guide and explorer in hios own right.
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Journal Entry, April 7 Lewis and Clark finally leave the Frozen Fort, sending some of the original Corp back East with the collection that they had built. Maps, Indian artifacts, specimens and journals were all sent back to the civilized world, and the remaining Corp continued on their mission.
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The Corp kill a monster that white men have not seen since the last Ice Age. The grizzle bear, was an enourmous, terrifying presence, and the great beast was something that science had never seen before.
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Journal Entry, August 8The Corp of Discovery nears the homeland of Sacagewea's people, the Shoshone. She recognizes the landmark, Beavershead Rock, and informs the Corp where they are.
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The Corp encounter the people of thier Snake guide Sacagewea, the Shoshone. They meet the group on friendly terms and find that Sacagewea's brother is now the chief. They barter for horses and a guide, and leave the group on August 31, 1805 to attempt to cross the mountains.
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<ahref='http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=1805-08-17.xml&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl' >Journal Entry, August 17</a> The Corp finds the village of the Shoshone, and entreat with them. As Sacagewea is brought to translate, she is found to be the sister of the current chief. They name thier camp Camp Fortunate.
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Journal Entry, August 31 The Corp, along with a guide, his four sons, and a number of horses set out to cross the Bitterroot Mountains.
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The Corp is lost in the Bitteroot Mountains. They wander, somewhat aimlessly. On the 17th, they kill a horse for food. They are met by the Nez Perce, who take pity on the half starved Corp. They feed and shelter the Corp, and on the 27, they begin the construction of canoes. The party then makes canoes out of the nearby pine forests.
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Journal Entry, October 7 The Corp takes the canoes they made and shove off in the Clearwater, in present day Idaho.
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Journal Entry, December 25 The Corp set up and winter in Fort Clatsob. now, after they all partake of the last of the tabacco, they only have to walk the whole way back.
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The party bequeths the Fort to the Clatsobs, and set out home.
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A large period of time when the Corp travels home. Also relatively boring, since they actually had a clue what they were doing this time around.
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The party fire on a small group of Blackfeet after they try to steal the horses. They leave a medal on one of the bodies, then run for thier lives, fearing retaliation.
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The last day of the Exbidition, they return to St. Louis, and are finally home.
