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1. 150 yards of cloth to be oiled and sewn into tents and sheets: The cloth can be used to make shelter and if you don’t have shelter you will not survive.

2. Mosquito curtains: You can be eaten alive by mosquitoes also, you might develop a sickness from getting bit.

3. Handsaws: You need a handsaw to be able to cut through and brush or trees..

4. Hatchets: A hatchet can be used to cut down trees and bushes that you may need cleared.

5. Shoes: Walking barefoot through the woods is just a bad idea in general, so with shoes you won't get injured, develop poison ivy or rashes from the ground.

6. Knives: These can be used to kill animals for food or cut through almost anything you may need cut.

7. Blankets: The woods will get very cold at night and in the winter so,  you need blankets to keep you warm.

8. 420 pounds of sheet lead for bullets: You may need a gun but you also need bullets for your gun and this is the only way to obtain those bullets.

9. 1 long-barreled rifle that fired its bullet with compressed air, rather than by flint, spark and powder: This rifle uses fewer supplies and all you need is one of them which will make a great use for killing large animals.

10. Other drugs for blistering, salivation and increased kidney output: Medicine is something every explorer needs in case of disease, injury, or general needs of survival.

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Captain

One of the two captains of this expedition was named Meriwether Lewis. Lewis was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, on August 18, 1774. He was the second child of William and Lucy Meriwether. His father, William Meriwether, had served as a lieutenant in the Continental Army. He had died in November 1779 when his horse fell into an icy stream while he was making his way home. His mother remarried another officer, Captain John Marks, six months after. They raised their children while managing a 1,000-acre plantation. In 1794, Lewi joined the US Army where he served six years in the Frontier Army. In early 1801, Lewis was appointed by President Jefferson to be his personal secretary. Lewis was a childhood protege of Jefferson’s, and they renewed their bond years later while Lewis was on army duty in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In September 1809, after much difficulty in trying to mediate between the Natives and commercial interests, Lewis fled St. Louis for Washington to plead his case before the new administration. He caught a riverboat to Memphis, during which his feelings of melancholy were enhanced by his continued drinking, and he twice attempted to take his own life. Later, while staying in a roadhouse along the Natchez Trace, Lewis took his own life by shooting himself first in the forehead then in the breast. He was buried next to the tavern, and today the site is marked by a monument that was erected in his honor in 1846.

Private
William Bratton was enlisted as a member of the expedition by Captain William Clark, October 20, 1803, at Clarksville, Indiana Territory. He was born July 27, 1778, in Augusta County, Virginia. Bratton’s family migrated to Kentucky about 1790, qualifying him as one of the “Nine young men from Kentucky.” Bratton, considered by Clark to be one of “the best young woodsmen & Hunters in this part of the Country,” was apprenticed as a blacksmith at an early age. He also became an excellent gunsmith. All of these qualities made him a very useful man in the Corps.

Bratton’s health began to deteriorate during the Corps’ stay at Fort Clatsop from December 1805 through March 1806. Aside from surviving outbreaks of influenza and the maddening presence of fleas, Bratton suffered extreme lower back pains, which stayed with him for the remainder of the journey home. By the time the Corps reached the Great Falls of the Columbia, near modern The Dalles, Oregon, in April, 1806, Bratton was semi-paralyzed. He was the only member to ride horseback while all the others walked, leading pack horses. When the Corps reached the Nez Perce tribal lands in May 1806, Bratton was treated in a sweat house. There, he received a sweat bath treatment similar to the kind used by most tribes in North America at that time. Inside, water was poured over heated rocks to produce steam, and Bratton was given copious amounts of strong mint tea to drink. Later, he was removed twice from the sweat house to be dunked in cold water. This treatment was most effective in easing Bratton’s suffering. He walked with little pain afterwards.

Non-Military

One non-military member of the Corp is Sacagawea. Sacagawea was the wife of Toussaint Charbonneau and has a baby boy named Jean Baptiste. When she was 12 Sacagawea was kidnapped and sold as a slave to Toussaint. Lewis and Clark found her village and they joined them on their journey. Sacagawea became one of most important people on their exploration.

Sacagawea was a translator for the men, a symbol of peace, a guide for what you can and can’t eat or touch. Lewis and Clark's research almost was destroyed by a river if Sacagawea never saved their work. During this journey she traveled with thirty three white men and an infant child, which has never been done before. Knowing that Sacagawea kept these men safe, traveled with bravery, and brought hope to many men and women today. Sacagawea was a good member for the Corps of Discovery because there would have been a lot less men coming home if she was never there.

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Quamash
One plant that the two explores stumbled into is quamash, also known as camas. Lewis was the man to find this species and document its miraculous purple color and yellow pollen. Camus was used mainly by the Nez Perce a tribal group along the Columbia river to make bread and food. Quamash was very different to Lewis so, he labeled it as a strange plant. Now days' camus is fairly common and is no longer labeled a strange plant.

Pink Clarkia

Another plant that the explorers had come across was a purple botanical specimen. It was named after Clark, the pink Clarkia pulchella, which is translated to pink fairies. They also found another type of this species called Philadelphus lewisii, which is translated to Lewis's mock orange, and the state flower of Idaho. These flowers grow in large groups together and normally have 4-5 petals for each flower.

Grizzly Bears
One type of animals that Lewis and Clark discovered was a grizzly bear. Lewis a Clark were fascinated by how tough its skin was and that several bullets wouldn’t kill the animal. These men both implied that grizzly bears were the kings of the western plains. Grizzly bears can come in black or brown fur with a huge tough figure. These beasts were very unusual to Lewis and Clark, both men were interested in the fact these bears wouldn’t die after one shot. A benefit that these bears had on Americans, is that they can help spread seeds throughout the forest from their diet.

Prairie Dog                                                           Another type of animal that the explorers had come across in their journey was the prarie dog. Prairie dogs are small and look like a cross between a dog and a squirrel or chipmunk. They have a rodent body shape, but is slightly bigger than normal rodents. They look similar to gophers or smaller beavers as well. Most of them have a light brown color with a flat tail and a light stomach.

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Nez Perce
One Tribe that Lewis and Clark found where the Nez Perce. The Nez Perce Indians lived in scattered villages on the Plains west of the Rocky Mountains. This tribe was without guns and ammunition and did things the traditional way. When Lewis and Clark appeared over the hill many natives were interested to meet them so, when the group  arrived many of the natives treated them with kindness. Later the Nez Perce men treated the white men to a filling meal. After several days Twisted Hair (the chief of the Nez Perce) gave the men timber for canoes and traded goods for houses. Twisted Hair and his men were very welcoming to the group and made them feel welcome.

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One of the places the corps stopped at along their journey was Spring Mound. Spring Mound is located near Vermillion, South Dakota and it's coordinates are 44°58′01″N 110°42′44″W /44.96694°N 110.71222°W. This place is a mound that was described as horrible to walk through. This place was very hot, and the soldiers complained about having severe thirst while traveling across it. This mound was alternately described as a “mountain of evil spirits”, a “hill of little people”, and a “place of Devils.” The Sioux, Omaha, and Otoe tribes told of 18-inch tall humans with “remarkable large heads” who inhabited the site. This place was mostly used for storytelling and people did not like to go there.

Another one of the places the corps stopped at along their journey was Beaverhead Rock. It is located near Dillon, Mt and it's coordinates are 45.3854° N, 112.4585° W. This place is a very large rock that was, like Spring Mound, very hot. With Beaverhead Rock as their landmark, the explorers were confident they would soon find the Shoshone Indians. Lewis, Drouillard, John Shields and Hugh McNeal set out for Beaverhead Rock over land on August 9, 1805, to find the Shoshones while Clark and the rest of the men continued down the river. Contact between the Americans and Shoshone Indians was made three days later when Lewis stumbled upon an old Shoshone woman and two teenage girls.