Captain Lewis's Experiment

July 18, 1805. Captain Lewis is very upset because his experimental boat that was made from iron but it didn't work. It was about 36 feet long. We had the animal hides all dried, and the water sealant that was made from a tree sap. we had assembled it and we let it go and it was in the water for about 5 minutes before every seem in the ship came apart and it went to the bottom of the river. For the rest of the day we tried to do everything we could to make Captain Lewis happy. The day after that we buried it in the ground.

Prickley Pear Cacti

July 24, 1805. We Have made it to a bunch of water falls and treking was impossible to do especially carriying all of our gear most because of the Prickly Pear Cacti. Every night by the fire I'm pulling thousands of thorns out of feet. Every where I walk I step on a catus plant. The plants are Green and covered in spikes with yellow like flowers on some of them. I hope we pass by them really soon.

The Fork in the River

Monday, June 3, 1805. Today we have to stop because there is a fork in the river and we don't know which way to go. The Captains are going to split us in two and one groups going to go down one of the rivers and the other is going to go down the other. We all think the muddy looking one is the Missouri River, except for the Captains. They think that the other River is the Missouri River because it is clear and that mountain water should be clear. I think its the other river because the whole way down the Missouri the Missouri as been murky and muddy.

White Cliffs

May 31, 1805. Today we passed through a very beautiful sight. It was a wall of sandstone they rose from the river to hight of 2-300 feet. It look like a fortress. It was carved by wind and water. The wall was a white chalk like color. It was a sight I will not forget.

Grizzly bear

April 29, 1805. Today we killed a Grizzly bear. It doesn't sound that amazing, but it took many multiple shots from a rifle to kill it. They are very hard to kill. There was two of them in camp. one ran and we shot it a couple of times and it just kept on running. eventually we killed both of them. I hope i never have to get close to one, especially while not when it is standing up on its hind legs.

Sacagawea

Today we we met one of Toussaint Charbonneau's wives, Sacagawea. She is shy and looks to be in her teens. She is a Shoshone Indian and was kidnapped in a Hidatsa raid. Then the french trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau, won her when he gambled with some indian warriors. We met her because her husband was appling for a job as an interperte. We have to take him with us because we need his wife as the interperter. I really like Sacagawea.

Fort Mandan

Captain Lewis and Captain Clark have asked us to build a Fort to stay at for the winter of 1804. The Fort is going to be called Fort Mandan. It is very tiring to build so I can't wait for it to be done. It is on the north side of the river. Right now I'm working on building the two rows of chinked log cabins. Some of the men are working on a palisade fence of logs that is going to surround the fort.

Mandan Villages

October 21, 1804 It started to snow today. I was very excited because this was our first snowfall of the expedition. Lewis and Clark told us that we our going to camp at the Mandan villages. We are planning to build a fort Near the Madans. We have now traveled sixteen hundred miles upriver from the Wood River.

Meeting the Teton Sioux

September 25, 1804. We met with the Teton Sioux. They stole John Colter's horse and we were instructed to fight them if necessary. This morning three chiefs and a lot of their warriors arrived. They gave us gifts and meat, and we gave each of the leaders a medal, and we gave them a cocked hat, and a scarlet military cloak. they were not pleased so we took on board the Keelboat and we gave them some of our whiskey. They refused to get off the boat when asked. then we pointed guns at them and they pointed arrows at us. I was really scared. Then the chief Black Buffalo worked it out.

The view from Floyds grave.

Sgt. Floyds Death

Today is Agust 20, 1804. Just the day before Early in the morning yesterday Sgt. Floyd died. He's been very sick for awhile now. He's been vomiting and been in lots of pain. Just before he died he told Captain Clark that he was going to leave him. we are all sad about his death. We don't know what he died from. we buried him on a bluff overlooking the Missour river.

Daily meals

We usually eat one cooked meal in the evening, and we would also eat jerky. We would usally eat venison, rabbit, wild turkey, duck, geese, fish, and squirel. We also eat wild plants, berries, and plums. Our main hunters are George Drouillard, John Colter, the Field brothers, and George Shannon. We always hope the shoot some game.

Keelboat

May 14, 1804. The keelboat was the one of the boat that is going on up Missouri with the us. It was a durable craft that was fifty-five feet long and eight feet wide, and has a draft of about three feet. The cabin in the back had a canvas awning, a fore castle, and a thirty one foot hold. In the boat there is storage lockers on both side of the ship. The boatmen can use them as walkways. The boat had benches in the middle that can seat about twelve oarsman on each side. The boat has a thirty-two foot mast which can be lowered because it is hinged. On the mast was a mainsail and a foresail. You can sail, row, or pole the keelboat.

My Mess

T. J. Will build things for a very inexpensive price, he is also a very good problem solver, fisher, and a cook. T.J. is going to want to take home drawings, films, and photos.

Skyler has good accuracy with a gun, successfully scavenge for medicinal herbs, and is very good with astronomy.

Christian is brave and can encourage others to be brave; Christian can take care of little kids. He would like to collect music, and would like to see a grizzle bear.

Chuck is good with communicating with others, taking care of little kids, and having an interest in fashion. Chuck wants to meet new people, learn their cultures and languages. She would also like to learn different types of music and fashion.

Kendall can repair ripped clothing, make clothing, and keep people laughing. Kendall will want to bring back black and white photos and normal photos. She also wants to see the diversity of clothing.

Marandah loves to cook and can cook efficiently, Marandah doesn’t tire out very easily, she can also good with children, and she can take action photos. She hopes to see different types of clothing styles and learn new recipes for food.

Mary is good at watching over little children and also a musician. Mary hopes to discover new foods, new animals, and a variety of different art Medias.

Drew is very good with magic, watching children, and playing video games. Drew hopes to collect video games and more.

Jonathan will eat anything, work really well with little kids, and can cook. Jonathan hopes to discover recipes, food, forms of currency, music, and artwork.

Sophie is talkative, in a good mood, Sophie can learn new languages quickly. She hopes to find journals of old tribes or jewelry from Indians.