USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Arguably, Captain Meriwether Lewis’s four-footed companion, a Newfoundland waterdog by the name of Seaman, eventually became one of the most famous members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition .

Detailed explanation-2: -Seaman, Meriwether Lewis’ dog, was the only animal to complete the entire trip. He was a Black Newfoundland. He was lost/stolen at one point during the trip but returned later. Seaman was mentioned only occasionally in the journals.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, during Donald Jackson’s 1984 study of Lewis and Clark place-names in Montana-every expedition member got something named after him-he found that Lewis had named a tributary of the Blackfoot River Seaman’s Creek (now Monture Creek) and concluded that the true name of the dog was “Seaman".

Detailed explanation-4: -During the evening, some Watlalas stole Seaman, Lewis’s dog. The Captain sent three men after the thieves with orders to shoot them if they showed resistance. A few miles outside of camp, the men caught up with them, but instead of fighting the Watlalas released Seaman and fled.

Detailed explanation-5: -Another time, while hunting, he was badly bitten by a beaver and Lewis thought he might die. Luckily, he survived and continued the journey. Seaman was the only animal to travel the entire trail with Lewis and Clark. Sometimes food ran low and the men would eat other dogs that they encountered, but Seaman survived.