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After Lewis and Clark found the men they wanted on the expedition they gathered their supplies and got ready for departure. The men were prepared for whatever came ahead. The headed out west into uncharted land.
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Sergent Charles Floyd had been sick for days. It wasn't untill they had passed Black Bird hill that the sickness became fatal. They buried him on abluff above a river.
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The Yankon Sioux tribe was the nicest of the Souix tribes they came across. The expedition learened about the culture and some techniques. They also learned that the Souix broke camp following the buffalo herds.
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Every day at the fort, the men performed drills and frequently changed guard. The water came from the river but sometimes it was hard to reach because of the ice. Once, the hunters of the expedition were invited to go hunting with the Mandan.
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Black Cat, the cheif of the Mandan, showed Lewis and Clark where they could make camp for the winter. The Native Americans gave them gifts of meat and corn. Clark gave the cheif's wife a vase in return.
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Before the expedition left frt Mandan Sacagawea went into labor. She was in labor for a long time but after given some shaman medecine she quickly gave birth. Pomp was born a heathy baby boy.
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It was a long winter at Fort Mandan. When the expedition was ready to go the river was still frozen and their keelboat was extremely hard to get out. They had finally gotten it out but not without damage. Because the ir boat wasdamaged they made dugout canoes from the trees.
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As the days got warmer at Fort Mandan the spirits of the members of the expedition got higher. The ice was now melted enough that the expedition could move on. With their new canoes and high spirits the expedition moved onward.
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Sacagawea helped the expedition in many ways. One way was her ability to keep a cool head. One day while floating down the river their boat almost flipped and she had enough sence to save the medecine and other improant things.
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Seaman was lewis' trusty dog. One night while the members ofthe expedition a couple of buffalo came running at the camp. Seaman was able to herd them away saving the lives of the expedition.
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While Lewis and a small group of his men, Clark was left with the rest of the men and a sick Sacagawea. She had a fever and was in majior pain. While under care from Lewis she quickly got better.
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The Shoshone were low on supplies because of rival tribes. However they did have plenty of horses. In exchange for supplies the members of the expedition got horses to cross the mountains.
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Going throught the bitteroot range was very difficult. At some times the expedition had no food. One night they were so hungry they were forced to kill one of their horses.
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The blackfoot indians had taken their wepons. This caused a fight. At one point someone drew a knife and before they knew it an indian was dead.
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Fort Clatsop was built in three hard weeks. They moved in on christmas eve. Fort Clatsop was named for the local tribe.
