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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 28, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 27, 1806March 29, 1806March 28, 1806 Friday March 28th 1806. This morning we set out very early and at 9 A.M. arrived at the old Indian…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 11, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 10, 1806March 12, 1806March 11, 1806 Tuesday March 11th 1806. Early this morning Sergt. Pryor arrived with a small canoe loaded with fish…

Patagonia

(Encyclopedia) PatagoniaPatagoniapätägōˈnyä [key], region, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), primarily in S Argentina, S of the Río Colorado and E of the Andes, but including extreme SE Chile and N…

Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. The city's chief…

tick

(Encyclopedia) tick, small, parasitic arachnid of the order Ixodida, closely related to the mites. Ticks, which are larger than the often microscopic mites, are all parasitic in at least one…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 24, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 23, 1804June 25, 1804June 24, 1804 Sunday June 24th set out at 1/2 after six continuing the course on the Lard. side N. 80 E 1/4 of a mile…