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President Thomas Jefferson has gone to Congress to obtain consent to fund an expedition to the new lands to the west. President Jefferson gathers a group of men and chooses his childhood friend Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead the expedition. He spends $2,500 dollars to fund the expedition. On February 28, 1803, the group, called the Corps od Disciovery set out from St. Louis Missouri.
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Charles Floyd falls ill and the company stops in hope that he recovers soon.
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Charles Floyd passes away on this day. He is buried upon a hilltop which is named Floyd's Bluff.
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During the expedition, the group encountered many different types of animals. There were buffalo, praire dogs, antelope, coyotes, and mule deer.
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The Corps encounter a band with a group of Sioux Indians and almost get into a fight over a boat.
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The group was able to trade with the Pawnee and Cheyenne Indians for tobacco.
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Lewis and Clarks along with their group stayed at a fort called Fort Mandan over the winter of 1804.
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A baby is born and Lewis tries to make the birth go quickly by giving Sacagewea crushed rattlesnake rattle powder.
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The group encounter Sacagewea's home tribe, the Shoshone Indians. They meet the Indains and find that Sacagewea's brother is the chief.
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It starts to snow heavily as the entire group attempst to cross the Bitterroot Mountains. Patrick Gass described these mountains as the most terrible mountains he had ever beheld.
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Lewis and Clark along with their group of men stayed at Fort Clatsop over the winter of 1805.
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The groups tobacco supply has been emptied so, the group uses crab tree bark as a substitute.
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The Nez Percè provided food for the Corps of Discovery during this time. They were a friendly that was more than happy to lend aid.
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The group woke up to find the Blackfeet Indian tribe trying to steal their guns and horses. A fight broke out where two of the Indain men lost their lives.
