THE LAURA MOORE CUNNINGHAM FOUNDATION PRESENTS MOMENTS IN TIME WITH ENTRIES FROM THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK

MAY 13TH 1806 THIS MORNING CAPTAIN CLARK WAS BUSILY ENGAGED WITH HIS PATIENTS UNTIL 11 O’CLOCK. IN THE EVENING WE TRIED THE SPEED OF SEVERAL OF OUR HORSES.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE IMMENSE NUMBERS OF THEM – 50, 60 OR 100 HEAD IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO POSSESS.

THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SO MUCH DEVOTED TO BAUBLES AS MOST OF THE NATIONS WE HAVE MET WITH BUT SEEM ANXIOUS ALWAYS TO OBTAIN ARTICLES OF UTILITY SUCH AS KNIVES.

BLUE BEADS HOWEVER, MAY FORM AN EXCEPTION TO THIS REMARK. THIS ARTICLE AMONG ALL THE NATIONS OF THIS COUNTRY MAY BE JUSTLY COMPARED TO GOLD OR SILVER AMONG CIVILIZED NATIONS.

– MERIWETHER LEWIS

MOMENTS IN TIME FROM THE JOURNALS OF LEWIS AND CLARK