Cobblestone articles from April 2004

Cobblestone archives from April 2004

Explorers & pioneers.
April 1, 2004... "We are now about to penetrate a country at least two thousand miles in width, on which the foot of civilized man had never trodden; the good or evil it had in store for us was for experiment yet to determine. --Meriwether Lewis, May 27,...

The Western country.
April 1, 2004... "The Black woodpecker [known today as 'Lewis's woodpecker'] which I have frequently mentioned and which is found in most parts of the roky Mountains as well as the Western and S.W. mountains, I had never an opportunity of examining until a few...

Flora and Fauna.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The journal keepers for the Corps of Discovery noted many plants and animals on their trip. They described the ranges and habitats of the flora and fauna, as well as the feeding, nesting, and breeding practices of many animals. Many specimens...

Jefferson's visions.
April 1, 2004... "The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clark... has had all the success which could have been expected They have traced the Missouri nearly to is source. descended the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, ascertained with accuracy the geography......

Leadership & respect.
April 1, 2004... "My friend I assure you no man lives with whome I would perfur to undertake Such a Trip Ec as your self." --William Clark's response to Meriwether Lewis's invitation to loin him on the expedition "Even with the sound of rain all I...

Two cultures, one journey.
April 1, 2004... "I now prevailed on the Chief to instruct me with rispect to the geograhy of his country. this he undertook very cheerfully, by delienating the rivers an the ground.... he placed a number of heaps of sand an each side which he informed me...

Which way to the Pacific Ocean.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Meriwether Lewis and William Clark never hesitated to ask the Indians they came in contact with for advice and information. But a language barrier sometimes prevented communication between the two groups. Fortunately, one expedition member,...

Sacagawea.
April 1, 2004... "[Sacagawea] recognized the point of a high plain to our right which she informed us was not very distant from the summer retreat of her nation.... she assures us that we shall either find her people on this river or on the river immediately...

Did you know?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Editor's Note: The entries on these pages are quotes pulled from the Corps's journals, See pages 30-33 for more quotes. discovered a Village of small animals that burrow in the grown... Killed one and Caught one a live by porling a great...

York: from slave to corps member.
April 1, 2004... "Those Indians wer much astonished at my Servent, they never Saw a black man before, all flocked around him & examind him from top to toe, he Carried on the joke and made himself more turrubal than we wished him to doe." --William Clark,...

Twists & turns.(Quote of the Month)
April 1, 2004... Jean Baptiste Charbonneau officially joined the Lewis and Clark expedition on April 7, 1805. He was fifty-five days old. The son of Frenchman Toussaint Charbonneau and his young American Indian wife, Sacagawea (both of whom were hired as...

From the journals.
April 1, 2004... The quotes that appear below are take from the journals of six me in the Corps of Discovery. You will notice that rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling are practically nonexistent. In the late 1700s, there were no laws in the United...

Canine hero.
April 1, 2004... "My dog was of the newfoundland breed very active strong and docile." --Meriwether Lewis, in his journal Seaman, the big dog that accompanied the Corps of Discovery, was described in more than thirty journal entries by various Corps...

Then and now: Lewis and Clark.
April 1, 2004... The past can have different meanings, depending on your point of view. For example, in the two hundred years since the Corps of Discovery's journey, various published accounts have both praised and dismissed the work of the explorers. How have...

Continuing the journey Corps of Discovery II.
April 1, 2004... On January 14, 2003, in Charlottesville, Virginia, the National Park Service launched Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future. Corps II is a traveling exhibit that provides viewers with an introduction to the Lewis and Clark journey and...

Brain ticklers.
April 1, 2004... Give your brain a little tickle to see how well you read and understood this issue on the Corps of Discovery. If you believe the answer to be false, give yourself the ultimate test and see whether you can explain why it is false. Answers below....

A final word.
April 1, 2004... What makes a good leader? Can you think of any people in your life whom you admire for their leadership abilities? What adjectives would you use to describe them? William Clark carved his signature and the date into the rock at Pompeys...

Blue.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Poem)
April 1, 2004... Blue There are lots of pretty colors, but blue is my favorite. The sky and water are all a deep blue, and stickers and pens and many more things, too. From markers and crayons to colored pencils...

Tribal Day.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Poem)
April 1, 2004... Tribal Day The Iittle tribe girl plays, giggles, and laughs as the wind blows. Men hunting for fish and bear; women gathering crops and building houses, too, as the sky grows dark and the moon comes up...

Riding My Horse.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Poem)
April 1, 2004... Riding My Horse Great trees dancing in the wind. The sweet-smelling air blowing through my hair. My horse's mane whipping my face. Her dark bay coat glistening in the beaming light. The thundering...

Freshwater.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Poem)
April 1, 2004... Freshwater Glossy, glittering, graceful. What is this? This is water. Freshwater. It's crystal clear. It's glossy, and glitters in the sun. It shimmers every day when the sur hops on the ...

The Expedition.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... It was really hard to travel on the expedition. Lewis and Clark were the captains of the travelers. They traveled on lots of rivers. Lewis and Clark had to ride horses to pass through the Rocky Mountains. They had to catch fish and hunt to...

Soft Summer Night.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Poem)
April 1, 2004... Soft Summer Night The sun has risen from the depths-- the power, the beauty, the soft summer morning. It casts no shadow, tender or rough-- the graceful, the incredible, the sort summer morning. ...

Books to read.(Digging Deeper)
April 1, 2004... They Call Me Sacagawea by Joyce Badgley Hunsaker (Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2003, www.globepequot.com) provides an insight into the exploration of the West through Sacagawea's eyes. Grade 4 and up. Going Along With Lewis &...

Embry's review.
April 1, 2004... The Captain's Dog: My Journey With the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith (New York: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 2000, www.harcourtbooks.com) is a unique fictional account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition narrated by Lewis's dog, Seaman....

More media.(Digging Deeper)
April 1, 2004... Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, a film by Ken Burns, is available from PBS Home Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698. Time Travelers Maps offers a poster and a map that capture visually the events of...

On the Web.(Digging Deeper)
April 1, 2004... The Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc., is the largest and oldest organization dedicated to the story of Lewis and Clark. Its Web site is www.lewisandclark.org/. National Geographic offers an interactive look at the journey and...

Places to visit.(Digging Deeper)
April 1, 2004... Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, Great Falls, Montana. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and Museum of Westward Expansion, St....

From the archives.
April 1, 2004... The West was opened by the information that the Corps of Discovery brought back to the East. Over the next century, westward explorers blazed a number of trails. COBBLESTONE has these related issues to offer: The Pony Express (COB8110), The...

In step with Lewis & Clark.
April 1, 2004... 1803 Spring Captain Meriwether Lewis goes tu Philadelphia from Washington, D.C., to be instructed in different skills needed for exploration. Also travels to the armory in Harpers Ferry For supplies. Invites William Clark in Kentucky to be...

Cartoon connection.
April 1, 2004... Corps of Discovery returns to St. Louis, 1806 People will never believe that we saw 10,000 bison in one day! Wait till they hear how we reached the Pacific Ocean! I wonder how this journey will be remembered. I can't wait to...