USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Corps of Discovery carved 15 craft (dugout canoes) during its journey. These canoes were about 30 feet long, could carry up to 3 tons of cargo, and had a crew of up to 6 men. The Corps of Discovery also used horses they obtained from the Shoshone and Nez Perce as they began their journey over the Rocky Mountains.

Detailed explanation-2: -A keelboat, it could be propelled by oars, sails, poles and towlines. The boat was the expedition’s main vessel until the spring of 1805, when it was returned to St. Louis. A replica of the keelboat on display at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in 2009.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lewis and Clark reached the country of the Nez Perce on the Clearwater River in Idaho, and left their horses for dugout canoes. From there they made their way down the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia rivers, reaching the Pacific Ocean by November 1805.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lewis & Clark on the Jefferson River During 1804 and 1805 the Corps of Discovery, commanded by co-captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, traveled more than 4, 000 miles by foot, canoe, and horseback from Saint Louis up the Missouri River, across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean.