Реферат: Polish Immigrant Essay Research Paper Many

On November 13 the expidition set out for fort Mastic, on the Mississippi river.? From

November 20, 1803-March 1804 the expidition stayed the winter in St. Louis.? There they bought

corn, flour, biscuits, salt, pork, lard, and Indian goods from local traders.? On May 2nd they

started their way up the Missouri.? At the end of July they had made it 640 miles up the river.

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The expidition Met their first Indians, the Ottoes, on August 2.? Soon after their

confrontation they held a council on Council Bluff.? The expidition continued on its way and

soon met the Sioux.? A disagreement came about between the two parties because the Sioux

wanted a canoe load of gifts.? This almost started a fight but the Sioux finally let the expidition

continue.

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The Arikaras met the expidition on October 18.? The expidition was very generous to the

Arikaras with gifts.? Here Fort Mandan was built so the expidition could stay the winter.? The

blacksmiths proved to be very valuable because they made battle axes and sold them to the

Indians for corn.? During the stay at Fort Mandan the expidition would be there from Dec 21,

1804-April 7, 1805.? On April 7 the expidition continued their journey on the Missouri.

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The expidition came to the junction of the Marias and the Missouri river on June 3.? The

captains were not sure which river was the Missouri.? The party split up and explored a part of

each river.? On June 16 they met back at the junction. They decided the south fork was the

Missouri.? They started to build the colapsable boat but they didnt have any pitch, so they made

a sealant out of beeswax and charcoal.? When they put it in the water it leaked so badly they

decided not to use it.? Instead they made some canoes out of cottonwood trees.? They started up

the Missouri again on June 16.

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