Meriwether Lewis Professions : Explorer Born : August 18, 1774 Died : October 11, 1809 Browse All Authors Top 17 quotes by Meriwether Lewis As we passed on, it seemed those scenes of visionary enchantment would never have an end. Meriwether Lewis enchantment visionaries scene As I have always held it a crime to anticipate evils, I will believe it a good comfortable road until I am compelled to believe differently. Meriwether Lewis crime evil believe I am no coward; but I am so strong, so hard to die. Meriwether Lewis hard coward strong The musquetos continue to infest us in such manner that we can scarcely exist. My dog even howls with the torture he experiences. Meriwether Lewis torture howl dog Captain Clarke who had gone out yesterday with eighteen men to bring in the meat we had killed the day before, and to continue the hunt, came in at twelve o'clock. Meriwether Lewis hunting yesterday men Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost. Meriwether Lewis hunting white night We were also fortunate enough to engage in our service a Canadian Frenchmen, who had been with the Chayenne Indians on the Black mountains, and last summer descended thence by the Little Missouri. Meriwether Lewis mountain black summer A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully. Meriwether Lewis corn medicine children On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory. Meriwether Lewis acquisition government years Caught one a live by poreing a great quantity of Water in his hole. Meriwether Lewis caught holes water The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two porcupines, a fox and a hare. Meriwether Lewis foxes weather two A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort. Meriwether Lewis morning wind night The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited by two Indians who gave us an account of the country and people near the Rocky mountains where they had been. Meriwether Lewis wind two country We procured from an Indian a weasel perfectly white except the extremity of the tail which was black: great numbers of wild geese are passing to the south, but their flight is too high for us to procure any of them. Meriwether Lewis wild great black white The weather became so intensely cold that we sent for all the hunters who had remained out with captain Clarke's party, and they returned in the evening several of them frostbitten. Meriwether Lewis evening cold party weather We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of different kinds. Meriwether Lewis high different morning night The rain, which had continued yesterday and last night, ceased this morning. We then proceeded, and after passing two small islands about ten miles further, stopped for the night at Piper's landing, opposite another island. Meriwether Lewis yesterday rain morning night Similar Authors Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca explorer Ibn Battuta explorer Henry Hudson explorer Christopher Columbus explorer George Vancouver explorer Fridtjof Nansen explorer All Authors
