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Camping by the Pacific

Chapter 17 Chapter 19 Camping by the Pacific Next in importance to the building of a winter camp was the fixing of a place where salt could be made. Salt is absolutely necessary…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 20, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 19, 1805August 21, 1805August 20, 1805 Tuesday August 20th 1805. This morning I sent out the two hunters and employed the ballance of the…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 3, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 2, 1805June 4, 1805June 3, 1805 Monday June 3rd 1805 This morning early we passed over and formed a camp on the point formed by the…

reclamation of land

(Encyclopedia) reclamation of land, practice of converting land deemed unproductive into arable land by such methods as irrigation, drainage, flood control, altering the texture and mineral and…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 24, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 23, 1805August 25, 1805August 24, 1805 Saturday August 24th 1805. As the Indians who were on their way down the Missouri had a number of…

Down the Columbia to Tidewater

Chapter 15 Chapter 17 Down the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the way impeded by many rapids, some of them very…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 21, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 20, 1805August 22, 1805August 21, 1805 Wednesday August 21st 1805. This morning was very cold. the ice 1/4 of an inch thick on the water…

Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 12, 1961)

To the Congress of the United States: Once again it is my Constitutional duty to assess the state of the Union. On each such previous occasion during these past eight years I have outlined a…

Lewis and Clark expedition

(Encyclopedia) Lewis and Clark expedition, 1803–6, U.S. expedition that explored the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and the country beyond as far as the Pacific Ocean. The men were gathered…