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"Ocian in View! O! The joy": after 4,000 miles and 19 months spent negotiating prairies, mountains and white-water rapids, the corps of discovery finally reaches the Pacific.(200 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH; Lewis and Clark Expedition)
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"Ocian in View! O! The joy": after 4,000 miles and 19 months spent negotiating prairies, mountains and white-water rapids, the corps of discovery finally reaches the Pacific.(200 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH; Lewis and Clark Expedition)
Publication: Smithsonian Publication Date: 01-NOV-05 |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Smithsonian Institution
ONE AND A HALF YEARS into the expedition, the corps neared the West Coast, reaching the Columbia River estuary on November 7, 1805.
November 3, 1805 [Sgt. Patrick Gass]
The morning was foggy.... At 9 we proceeded on, but could not see the country we were passing, on account of the fog, which was very thick till noon when it disappeared, and we had a beautiful day. We at that time came to the mouth of a river.... At this place we dined...
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