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Yellowstone

(Encyclopedia) Yellowstone, river, 671 mi (1,080 km) long, rising in NW Wyo., and flowing NE through Mont. to enter the Missouri River near the N.Dak. line; it drains c.70,400 sq mi (182,340 sq km).…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 16, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 15, 1805August 17, 1805August 16, 1805 Friday August 16th 1805. I sent Drewyer and Shields before this morning in order to kill some meat…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 14, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 13, 1805April 15, 1805April 14, 1805 Sunday April 14th 1805. One of the hunters saw an Otter last evening and shot at it, but missed it.…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 7, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark January 6, 1806January 8, 1806January 7, 1806 Monday January 7th 1806. Last evening Drewyer visited his traps and caught a beaver and an otter;…

James, rivers, United States

(Encyclopedia) James. 1 Unnavigable river, 710 mi (1,143 km) long, rising in central N.Dak. and flowing across S.Dak. to the Missouri River at Yankton, S.Dak. Jamestown Dam on the river is an…

canoeing

(Encyclopedia) canoeing, sport of propelling a canoe through water. John MacGregor, an English barrister and founder of the Royal Canoe Club (est. 1865), is generally credited with being the…

To the Great Falls of the Missouri

Chapter 9 Chapter 11 To the Great Falls of the Missouri Next day, June 8, the Lewis party returned to the main body of the expedition. They reported that timber was scarce along…