Food and Preparations
On Lewis and Clarks journey finding food was a need because packing food for a journey as long as their's. To feed the whole crew of around 45 it took a full-grown buffalo, or an elk and a bear, or four deer each day! Some large game the expedition hunted were deer, elk, and even wandering horses. Some small game hunted included prarie dogs, rabbit, turkey, woodchucks, and geese. When the expedition reached the mouth of Columbia the were stuck for 6 days, so the explorers "pounded" salmon and catfish from the river. The expedition's favorite meal was the beaver. Eventually the expedition reached the Pacific, here they traded for a little bit of whale with the Indians. With all this meat the explorers had have eaten some fruits and vegetables. Cranberries and huckleberries were eaten and were used to make tarts. Plums and apples were ate along the trip as well. Fianlly in the Northwest they harvested an Indian crop, the wappato, and roasted and ate it like a potato.
To get going on the trip Lewis and Clark did need some provisions. They brought common materials for a trip such as tools, camp supplies, clothing, arms and ammunition, and reference books to help explore. Also some food they brought was 150 pounds of portable soup, spices, rock salt, whiskey, and 200 pounds of beef tallow with 50 pounds of hog lard. As well as these common things the expedition brought with them gifts for Indians in case of close encounters. Also the group melted their whiskey kegs to make lead bullets.
To get going on the trip Lewis and Clark did need some provisions. They brought common materials for a trip such as tools, camp supplies, clothing, arms and ammunition, and reference books to help explore. Also some food they brought was 150 pounds of portable soup, spices, rock salt, whiskey, and 200 pounds of beef tallow with 50 pounds of hog lard. As well as these common things the expedition brought with them gifts for Indians in case of close encounters. Also the group melted their whiskey kegs to make lead bullets.