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1. Coats, stockings, shirts, etc.

If cold weather or rain comes your way, then you will have to stay warm and dry during that time.

1. Fishing tackle

You will need fishing tackle to stay healthy and full of food.

1. Forty-two medicines, plus canisters, bottles, chest, Indian ink, and gum

Without medicine, they would get sick and maybe die.

1. Portable soup

If the people get hungry, then they could eat this to stay healthy.

1. Gunpowder

This is for the people to shoot animals or enemies they encounter with their guns.

1. Thirty gallons strong wine

This will hydrate the people and keep them healthy.

1. Rifle pouches and powder horns

They can hold their rifles or powder in the pouches, so they can access them easily.

1. Linen sheeting, grommets, hooks-and-eyes, etc. made into eight tents and 45 cloth bags

This equipment will hold and store food or other equipment your taking on the trip

1. Two lbs. of Hyson tea

Like the wine, this will keep them hydrated and healthy on their journey.

1.  Painted chest

This will store their equipment, so they can move all their stuff more easily.

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Meriwether Lewis was Born on August 18, 1774 in Virginia. Lewis was exactly eight months old when Paul Revere made his ride that signalled the beginning of the War of Independence. He grew up with the new republic. When Lewis was 20, answered President George Washington's plea for volunteers to quell the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. On his expedition, he explored the American territory and acquired the Louisiana purchase.

Lewis was an excellent choice and a good member for this expedition because he had literary skills and intellectual prowers. Meriwether Lewis served in the Ohio Valley and the Old Northwest Territory, which made him a good choice for this expedition. He also created a partnership with Fort Madison on the Mississippi River and Fort Osage on the Missouri River. In conclusion, Meriwether Lewis had military experience and he did become friendly with these tribes.

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Nathaniel Hale Pryor was born in Amherst County, Virginia. No record of his birth has been found, but he was likely to be the same age as his cousin who was born in 1782. His family moved to Louisiana when he was 11, and joined the expedition on October 20, 1803, at Clarksville, Indiana. In 1798, he married Margaret Patton, but he had to divorce her because Lewis had instructed Clark to take only unmarried men.

Nathaniel Hale Pryor is a great choice for this expedition because he can travel and has a talent for carpentry. During the construction of Camp Dubois, he repaired two Indians canoes before they left from Fort Clatsop. If it wasn’t for him, they wouldn’t know how to fix the canoes with wood. Also, Pryor and two privates explored 6 miles up the Quicksand River, and later that same year, he traveled down the Yellowstone River. These things prove that Pryor has a talent in carpentry and is good at traveling long ways.

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Toussaint Charbonneau was the oldest member of the expedition. He also outlived most of his friends, living as a fur trader, guide, and interpreter. He was originally living in the center of the three Knife River Hidatsa villages before he met the captains. They offered his services as a  Hidatsa translator, and mentioned that his two wives were Shoshones.

Toussaint Charbonneau is a great choice for this expedition because he can stand many hardships and he is a Hidatsa translator. He was the oldest on the Lewis and Clark expedition, and he outlived some of his fellows. Also, the Hidatsa tribe had information about the territory that was ahead. If it wasn’t for Toussaint Charbonneau as an interpreter, they wouldn’t be able to communicate with the Hidatsa tribe.

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On January 29, 1806, in Fort Clatsop, Lewis stumbled upon these plants. He said that the plant was found in the open piney woodland, on the Western side of the Rocky mountains. Rich soil was not necessary for these plants to grow.  The fruit on this plant ripens in September and remains on the bushes all winter, and they are good to eat. Lewis describes the plant as bland, but sweeter after boiled. For the American people, it has been used in medicaid since at least the thirteenth century. The leaves of the Bearberry have two glucosides plus tannic and gallic acid.

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Lewis compared the Jerusalem Artichoke to the Indian root vegetables. It's most likely that they came across this plant about 2 times. The Indians grow a kind of artichokes, which they say is common in the prairies, and are well tasted. These plants are 3 - 8 inches tall, and along the upper one-half of its length. This plant is still used in the food we eat today, including in salads or just eating raw. They are cooked like a potato, some soft or overcooked.

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On June 6, 1804, Williem Clark said “Some buffalo Sign to day.” Then, on June 28, they finally caught up with some Bison. Unfortunately, it would be another 2 months before they can get close enough to shoot one. The first kill of the bison was August 23, 1804. After they killed the Bison, they could eat the blood, heart, intestines (fat), and stomach. They could use the Bladder for a water bucket, rough side of tongue for a hairbrush, fat for soap, brains and liver for tanning agents (intestines for pouches). For the American people today, you cannot shoot Bison without a permit.

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Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter of instruction to Meriwether Lewis, as he was preparing to cross the contentment. In the letter it said "observe the animals of the country generally, and especially those not known in the U.S." This caused Lewis and Clark to document the wildlife in the drainages of the Missouri and Columbia rivers. One of the animals they documentented was the wapiti, or American elk. This became one of their staples of their mostly carnivorous diet. These elks provided them with food and clothing, which helped them out a lot. Now, elks can be hunted and used for meat, antler velvet, and antlers.

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Hidatsa population was reduced to about 2000 after a smallpox in 1781. The Hidatas settled in three villages, just north of the two Mandan villages. They practiced hunting and horticulture because of the Plains Village tradition. The Hidatsa tribe appeared to be more war-like, which most likely meant that they traveled to the Three Forks of the Missouri, where they encountered the Lemhi Shoshone and captured Sacagawea. When Lewis and Clark ran into this tribe, the tribe let Lewis and Clark construct Fort Mandan as a winter refuge. They also provided information about the land ahead of Lewis and Clark.

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Location #1: Yellowstone River Confluence

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Location #1: Yellowstone River Confluence

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On April 25, 1805, Lewis, with 4 men, advanced on Clark and the main group because they wanted to explore the area. After a few miles, he got to the beautiful river. The men camped by the river overnight. Then, the next morning, one man was told to explore as far as he could up the river, two men to bring in the meat we had killed last night, as Lewis and another man proceeded down the river. The Yellowstone River is located about 22 miles southwest of Williston. The regions of the Yellowstone River are northwestern Wyoming and partly in southern Montana and eastern Idaho. Over the last 6 years, much pollution has been in the Yellowstone River, approximately 5 miles upstream of Glendive, Montana.

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On October 20, 1804, Clark wrote, “I saw an old remains of a village on the Side of a hill which the Chief with us Too né tells me that nation lived in a number villages on each Side of the river and the Troublesome Seaux caused them to move about 40 miles higher up where they remained a few years & moved to the place they now live.” This site was a former Mandan settlement that is now known as the On-A-Slant Village. It is estimated that there were about 75 earth lodges and 1,000 residents. On-A-Slant Village is located on Latitude 46.767080, Longitude -100.848730, and they are in Mandan, North Dakota. People built these dirt houses back in 1804, and they are still here today.