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kapoo　Indians；　going　on　a　hunting…excursion。　At　length；　after　coming　forty…eight　miles；　we　saluted；　with　heartfelt　satisfaction；　the　village　of　St。　Charles；　and　on　landing　were　treated　with　the　greatest　hospitality　and　kindness　by　all　the　inhabitants　of　that　place。　Their　civility　detained　us　till　ten　o'clock　the　next　morning；

〃September　22d；　when　the　rain　having　ceased；　we　set　out　for　Coldwater　Creek；　about　three　miles　from　the　mouth　of　the　Missouri；　where　we　found　a　cantonment　of　troops　of　the　United　States；　with　whom　we　passed　the　day；　and　then；

〃September　23d；　descended　to　the　Mississippi；　and　round　to　St。　Louis；　where　we　arrived　at　twelve　o'clock；　and　having　fired　a　salute；　went　on　shore　and　received　the　heartiest　and　most　hospitable　welcome　from　the　whole　village。〃

The　two　captains　were　very　busily　employed；　as　soon　as　they　arrived　in　St。　Louis；　with　writing　letters　to　their　friends　and　to　the　officers　of　the　government　who　were　concerned　to　know　of　their　safe　return　to　civilization。　　Captain　Lewis'　letter　to　the　President　of　the　United　States；　announcing　his　arrival；　was　dated　Sept。　23；　1806。　President　Jefferson's　reply　was　dated　October　20　of　that　year。　In　his　letter　the　President　expressed　his　〃unspeakable　joy〃　at　the　safe　return　of　the　expedition。　　He　said　that　the　unknown　scenes　in　which　they　had　been　engaged　and　the　length　of　time　during　which　no　tidings　had　been　received　from　them　〃had　begun　to　be　felt　awfully。〃　It　may　seem　strange　to　modern　readers　familiar　with　the　means　for　rapid　travel　and　communication　that　no　news　from　the　explorers；　later　than　that　which　they　sent　from　the　Mandan　country；　was　received　in　the　United　States　until　their　return；　two　years　and　four　months　later。　But　mail　facilities　were　very　scanty　in　those　far…off　days；　even　in　the　settled　portions　of　the　Mississippi　Valley；　and　few　traders　had　then　penetrated　to　those　portions　of　the　Lower　Missouri　that　had　just　been　travelled　by　Lewis　and　Clark。　　As　we　have　seen；　white　men　were　regarded　with　awe　and　curiosity　by　the　natives　of　the　regions　which　the　explorers　traversed　in　their　long　absence。　The　first　post…office　in　what　is　now　the　great　city　of　St。　Louis　was　not　established　until　1808；　mails　between　the　Atlantic　seaboard　and　that　〃village〃　required　six　weeks　to　pass　either　way。

The　two　captains　went　to　Washington　early　in　the　year　following　their　arrival　in　St。　Louis。　　There　is　extant　a　letter　from　Captain　Lewis；　dated　at　Washington；　Feb。　11；　1807。　　Congress　was　then　in　session；　and；　agreeably　to　the　promises　that　had　been　held　out　to　the　explorers；　the　Secretary　of　War　（General　Henry　Dearborn）；　secured　from　that　body　the　passage　of　an　act　granting　to　each　member　of　the　expedition　a　considerable　tract　of　land　from　the　public　domain。　　To　each　private　and　non…commissioned　officer　was　given　three　hundred　acres；　to　Captain　Clark；　one　thousand　acres；　and　to　Captain　Lewis　fifteen　hundred　acres。　　In　addition　to　this；　the　two　officers　were　given　double　pay　for　their　services　during　the　time　of　their　absence。　Captain　Lewis　magnanimously　objected　to　receiving　more　land　for　his　services　than　that　given　to　Captain　Clark。

Captain　Lewis　resigned　from　the　army；　March　2；　1807；　having　been　nominated　to　be　Governor　of　Louisiana　Territory　a　few　days　before。　His　commission　as　Governor　was　dated　March　3　of　that　year。　He　was　thus　made　the　Governor　of　all　the　territory　of　the　United　States　west　of　the　Mississippi　River。　　About　the　same　time；　Captain　Clark　was　appointed　a　general　of　the　territorial　militia　and　Indian　agent　for　that　department。

Originally；　the　territory　acquired　from　France　was　divided　into　the　District　of　New　Orleans　and　the　District　of　Louisiana；　the　first…named　being　the　lower　portion　of　the　territory　and　bounded　on　the　north　by　a　line　which　now　represents　the　northern　boundary　of　the　State　of　Louisiana；　and　all　above　that　line　was　known　as　the　District　of　Louisiana。　　In　1812；　the　upper　part；　or　Louisiana；　was　named　the　Territory　of　Missouri；　and　Captain　Clark　（otherwise　General）；　was　appointed　Governor　of　the　Territory；　July　1；　1813；　his　old　friend　and　comrade　having　died　a　few　years　earlier。

The　end　of　Captain　（otherwise　Governor）　Lewis　was　tragical　and　was　shadowed　by　a　cloud。　　Official　business　calling　him　to　Washington；　he　left　St。　Louis　early　in　September；　1809；　and　prosecuted　his　journey　eastward　through　Tennessee；　by　the　way　of　Chickasaw　Bluffs；　now　Memphis；　of　that　State。　　There　is　a　mystery　around　his　last　days。　On　the　eleventh　of　October；　he　stopped　at　a　wayside　log…inn；　and　that　night　he　died　a　violent　death；　whether　by　his　own　hand　or　by　that　of　a　murderer；　no　living　man　knows。　There　were　many　contradictory　stories　about　the　sad　affair；　some　persons　holding　to　the　one　theory　and　some　to　the　other。　He　was　buried　where　he　died；　in　the　centre　of　what　is　now　Lewis　County；　Tennessee。　　In　1848；　the　State　of　Tennessee　erected　over　the　last　resting…place　of　Lewis　a　handsome　monument；　the　inscriptions　on　which　duly　set　forth　his　many　virtues　and　his　distinguished　services　to　his　country。

The　story　of　the　expedition　of　Lewis　and　Clark　is　the　foundation　of　the　history　of　the　great　Northwest　and　the　Missouri　Valley。　　These　men　and　their　devoted　band　of　followers　were　the　first　to　break　into　the　world…old　solitudes　of　the　heart　of　the　continent　and　to　explore　the　mountain　fastnesses　in　which　the　mighty　Columbia　has　its　birth。　Following　in　their　footsteps；　the　hardy　American　emigrant；　trader；　adventurer；　and　home…seeker　penetrated　the　wilderness；　and；　building　better　than　they　knew；　laid　the　foundations　of　populous　and　thriving　States。　　Peaceful　farms　and　noble　cities；　towns　and　villages；　thrilling　with　the　hum　of　modern　industry　and　activity；　are　spread　over　the　vast　spaces　through　which　the　explorers　threaded　their　toilsome　trail；　amid　incredible　privations　and　hardships；　showing　the　way　westward　across　the　boundless　continent　which　is　ours。　Let　the　names　of　those　two　men　long　be　held　in　grateful　honor　by　the　American　people！



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A

Alkali；　natural　deposits　of；　60。　　Antelope；　first　seen；　29；　how　hunted；　69。　　Assiniboins；　at　war　with　Sioux；　49；

B

Beaver；　hunted　as　game；　70；　Beaver　Head；　143。　　Big　Dry　River；　75。　Bismarck；　N。　D。；　44。　　Bitter　Root　Mountains；　147。　　Black　Cat；　a　Mandan　chief；　342。　　Boone；　Daniel；　14。　　Buffalo；　first　signs　of；　16；　hunt；　51；　curious　adventure　with；　87；　extermination　of；　338。

C

Caches；　how　built；　98。　　Calumet　bird；　43。　　Camas；　edible　root；　179。　Cameahwait；　a　Shoshonee　chief；　157；　Camp；　first　winter；　48；　departure　from；　57。　　Candle…fish；　252。　　Cannonball　River；　N。　D…；　43。　Captain　Cook；　3。　　Captain　Gray；　3。　　Captain　Vancouver；　3。　Carroll；　Mont。；　83。　　Carver；　Jonathan；　5。　　Cascades　of　the　Columbia；　262。　　Cathedral　Rocks；　90…92。　Cheyenne　River；　40。　Chinook　Indians；　208；　some　account　of；　246。　　Chouteau；　a　St。　Louis　trader；　355。　　Christmas　（1804）；　52；　（1805）；　240…

Clark；　Captain；　biographical　notice　Of；　7；　general　of　militia；　359。　Clark's　Fort；　48；　river；　180…63；　party　overtaken　by　disaster；　142。　Clatsop　Indians；　some　account　Of；　248。　　Clearwater　River；　183。　Cloudburst；　116。　　Columbia　River；　discovery　Of；　4；　portage　to；　108；　at　the　headwaters　of；　148；　at　the　entrance　to；　194；　great　falls　of；　202；　the　great　chute　Of；　215　et　seq。　　Comowol；　a　Columbia　River　Indian　chief；　239。　　Condor；　a　California　variety；　256。　　Council　Bluffs；　19。　Cowas；　an　edible　root；　278。　　Coyote；　described；　72。　　Crow　Indians；　24。

D　Dalles；　the；　266。　　Dearborn　River；　130。　　Divide；　on　the　great；　148；　across　the；　179。　　Dog's　flesh　as　an　article　of　food；　24；　185…

E

Echeloot　Indians；　210。　　Elk；　hunting　of；　251。　　Ermine；　first　seen；　49。　Expedition；　Lewis　and　Clark's；　7；　Organization　of；　8；　route　of；　10；　sets　sail；　14。　　〃Experiment；〃　failure　of　the　boat；　124

F

Falls　of　the　Missouri；　101；　description　of；　111　et　seq。　Flathead　Indians；　211。　　Floyd's　River；　why　so　named；　23；　Forks　of　the　Missouri；　135。　　Fort　Clark；　48；　Clatsop；　255。

G

Gallatin's　fork　of　the　Missouri；　135。　　Gates　of　the　Rocky　Mountains；　132。　Goose…nests　in　trees；　61。　　gray；　Capt。；　discoverer　of　the　Columbia；　3。　Grizzly　bear；　first　seen；　40；　thrilling　encounters　with；　72；　76；　77；　105）　115；　315…

H

Horse…flesh　eaten　by　the　expedition；　77。　　Hungry　Creek；　178；　303…

1

Independence　Day；　celebration　of　（1805）；　123；　（180（i）；　327。　Iowa　Indians；　16。　　Islands；　White　Bear；　110。

J

Jefferson；　President　Thomas；　2…4；　his　letters　to　Capt。　Lewis；　12；　presents　to；　from　Lewis　and　Clark；　55；　welcome　to　Capt。　Lewis　on　return；　358；　name　given　to　fork　of　the　Missouri；　135。　　John　Day's　River；　203…

K

Klikitat　River；　214；　Kooskooskee　River；　180。

L

Lewis；　Capt。；　biographical　notice　of；　6；　7；　accidentally　wounded；　341；　announces　his　return；　358；　Governor　of　Louisiana　Territory；　359；　his　tragical　death；　360。　　Lewis　and　Clark；　pursue　separate　routes　across　the　Divide；　140；　also　on　their　return；　310；　Lewis's　River；　165。

Lewiston；　Idaho；　185。　　Ledyard；　John；　4。　　Lemhi　River；　152。　Little　Devils；　hill　Of；　23。　　Louisiana　Purchase；　the；　1…2；　divided　into　two　territories；　360。

M

Madison；　fork　of　the　Missouri；　135。　　Mandan　Indians；　46　et　seq。；　religion　of；　50。　　Maria's　River；　97。　　Medicine　River；　106。　Meriwether's　Bay；　23