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In the spring of 1804, the U.S. Corps of Discovery headed west from the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark, the Corps spent more than twelve hundred days charting a path to the Pacific Ocean, establishing relations with Native peoples, and studying flora and fauna. While the expedition was well-documented, long-lost entries from the journals of Lewis and Clark were recently discovered and are printed here for the first time.
Some rain this morning. Wind along the northwest. Walked along shore with the Indian chief and interpreters. Saw buffalo, elk, and great numbers of goats. Our hunters and Captain Clark returned with bountiful kills.
Captain Lewis, 20 October 1804
Great numbers of buffalo, elk, deer, and goats. Our hunters killed 10 deer and a goat today, and I personally wounded a bear. I saw several fresh
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