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Little and Big Guyandotte Little and Big Guyandotte On or near this day, Lewis passes present-day Guyan Creek, speeds through a narrow section of the Ohio River, and likely camps above or below an "ugly" riffle at Guyandotte River. Around the Big Bend Around the Big Bend The boats continue thirty miles around the bend at present-day Lower Brule. Clark finds the portage is only 2000 yards long. The first female pronghorn is brought in and is preserved as a specimen to send back to the United States. Clark: Weippe Villages Lewis: Full Stomachs Weippe Villages Clark's advance party reaches the Weippe Prairie where Nez Perce women are gathering and baking camas bulbs. They offer the men dried salmon and roots. Hungery Creek to Full Stomach Camp Lewis and the main party start the day "half Starved and very weak" but later welcome the horse meat that Clark's hunters had dressed and hung up for them. They go to bed with full stomachs. La Charrette Welcome After sixty-eight miles, the expedition greets La Charette village by firing three rounds. Two Scottish traders from Canada feed the expedition their first beef since leaving. The captains see a new boat design and hear of problems created by the Louisiana transfer. Thomas Jefferson America's founding idealist Mackenzie's Canada Crossing The first known crossing by land Seeking Living Mastodons Yes, they were looking for them. Hassler's Dilemma Deciphering Lewis's celestial data Reducing the Peacetime Army Lewis's secret 'RIF' list The Astronomy Notebook Transcribed and annotated by Bergantino Frederick T. Pursh The fate of Lewis's plant specimens were in his hands Too Né, Eagle Feather Arikara map maker, by Clay S. Jenkinson Clark-Evans Maps Clark validates John Evan's map Lewis's Suet Dumplings Lewis's special treat, recipe included Mysterious Nightingale Just what type of bird did they hear? Elk, Wapati The Corps encountered their first elk in the western part of the present state of Missouri. The Indian Vocabularies What happened to the Indian vocabularies the captains had carefully collected? Frazer's Razor Much can be learned by the trade of his razor for two Spanish mill dollars. This site is provided as a public service by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation with cooperation and funding from the following organizations: Journal excerpts are from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton, 13 vols. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001). 1998 2020 by Discovering Lewis Clark

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