Bad weather alone was enough trouble, sometimes it would be too foggy for the boats to travel or too cold to leave camp. Also, rain would cause the instruments to rust so Lewis had to constantly check them and oil them down again. Along the river were mass amounts of mosquitoes which Lewis said "gathered around my face so much so I could not see." Choppy waters would make boat travel difficult and while they made it, there was the constant fear of drowning or the boat capsizing. Hostile natives, disease (men drank from the rivers, and there was a shortage of fruit and vegetables), wild animals, mutiny from members of the expedition, and always the constant danger of falling into one of the rivers, breaking a leg, etc. Bad water would cause the men to suffer from terrible boils on their skin; Lewis would suffer from a bad case of the flu one winter and Clark suffered from a "rheumatism of the neck" which caused him pain for several days. For Clark, Lewis applied a "hot stone wrapped in flannel" to help ease his pain. At one point Lewis was accidentally shot in the left thigh by a near-blind member of the expedition, but managed to make it back safely. During the winter, the men suffered from frostbite, luckily leading to no necessary amputations, but the cold temperatures prevented them from leaving their forts to hunt. Also, several times the men had to keep constant guard on their supplies and natives would follow them and try to steal their horses.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
The Lewis and Clark expedition consisted of 33 individuals. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the leaders.
William Clark and Merrlwethir Lewis
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr is the grandson of William Clark. His father was William Clark's son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. William Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis.
Meriwether Lewis was in charge and William Clark came as his assistant. But the Lewis And Clark Expedition is still know as The Lewis And Clark Expedition.
Lewis and Clark were the two explorers that led the expedition over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific.
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Lewis and Clark did not invent anything.
Lewis was Captain Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and Clark was Lt. William Clark (1770-1838).
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
Lewis and Clark's full names are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Their famous journey lasted from 1804 until the fall of 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
meriwether Lewis & William clark are famos explores . thomas Jefferson made Lewis & clark to explore the unknow territority. that is who meriwether Lewis & William clark.
The Lewis and Clark expedition consisted of 33 individuals. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the leaders.