From there, they traversed west through Horse Creek Prairie to Lemhi Pass, arriving on the Continental Divide and the Montana/Idaho border on Aug. The two captains spent four months following the Missouri through eastern and central Montana, past the future sites of Great Falls and Helena to what is now Three Forks, then routing up the Jefferson River to the Beaverhead and its confluence with Red Rock Creek-today the site of Clark Canyon Reservoir. Missouri River Canyon | Rick and Susie Graetz Masters of primitive psychology, they instinctively and unerringly always seemed to make the right decision and rarely offended the natives.” Unfortunately, many of those who came later, including the US Government, didn’t exhibit this same attitude. Appleman noted that hostilities with the Native Americans were limited and “… were undoubtedly far less severe than they might have been were it not for the reservoir of goodwill the expedition had left with nearly all the western tribes … blending fairness, honesty and strength with patience, respect and understanding, Lewis and Clark recognized the personal dignity of the Indians, honored their religion and culture … and tried to establish inter-tribal peace. Lewis and Clark were not only brilliant explorers, but also humanitarians. After these two leaders made their journals known, all manners of others followed their pathway, most via the Missouri River. Prior to their trip, the West was virgin territory passed through by only a few white explorers a mysterious place that stirred the imagination.
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This epic feat not only sparked national pride, but it also fired the imagination of the American people and made them feel for the first time the full sweep of the continent on which they lived.” To quote Roy Appleman in his publication written for the National Park Service: “they carried the destiny as well as the flag of our young Nation westward, from the Mississippi across thousands of miles of mostly unknown land … up the Missouri, over the Rocky Mountains and on to the Pacific. This journey was one of the most significant events in our nation’s history. “…the object of your mission is to explore the Missouri River & such principle stream of it, as, by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean may offer the most direct & practical water communication across this continent for the purposes of commerce.”
Specifically, Jefferson’s instructions were: Louis, Missouri on May 14, 1804, to embark on one of history’s most storied expeditions the exploration of the northern sector of the recently acquired Louisiana Purchase. Background: Appointed by President Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with their Corps of Discovery, left Camp Dubois near St.
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