. The story of Montana . d in bringingabout the Louisiana Purchase, there were manypeople who criticized him, because they thoughtthat the Far West was a barren waste, not suitablefor the homes of men, and they thought that theRocky Mountains were impassable. But Jeffersonstill believed that it was a great countrj^ and aftera while he succeeded in getting Congress to agreeto send an exploring party up the Missouri Riverand from there to the Pacific Ocean to study themanners and characteristics of the native Indians,to make arrangements for the establishment of trad-ing posts with the tribes, a
. The story of Montana . d in bringingabout the Louisiana Purchase, there were manypeople who criticized him, because they thoughtthat the Far West was a barren waste, not suitablefor the homes of men, and they thought that theRocky Mountains were impassable. But Jeffersonstill believed that it was a great countrj^ and aftera while he succeeded in getting Congress to agreeto send an exploring party up the Missouri Riverand from there to the Pacific Ocean to study themanners and characteristics of the native Indians,to make arrangements for the establishment of trad-ing posts with the tribes, and to thoroughly explorethe country. Lewis and Clark chosen leaders of expedition. —Meriwether Lewis was chosen leader of this expedi-tion and William Clark his associate. The party,when organized, consisted of nine young men fromKentucky, fourteen soldiers of the United Statesarmy, two French watermen, an interpreter andhunter, and a black servant belonging to CaptainClark. In addition to these were engaged a corporal. THE FIRST WHITE MEN 9 and six soldiers, and nine watermen to accompanythe expedition as far as the Mandan Village, to assistin carrying the provisions and to be a protection incase of an attack while passing through the Siouxcountry. Their first winter is passed in St. Louis. — Theywere obliged to spend the winter of 1803-4 in , as the Spanish authorities at that villagewould not allow them to pass into the newly ac-quired land until the official papers were received,notifjang them of the change of ownership. The Mandans again. — The following winter theyspent in the Mandan Village, having arrived therein October. This was an important stage of theirjourney. It was here they secured an interpreter forthe trip. This was Charboneau, a half-breed. Itwas necessary to have some one who could conversewith all tribes they might meet and explain to themthe object of the expedition. They must gain thegood will of the Shoshones, who lived in the neigh-borhoo
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