Lewis and Clark on Nodaway Island
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YoSam.
N 39° 48.345 W 094° 55.902
15S E 334638 N 4407982
A wolf was "Espyd" and game was acquired, in a respite during the long journey.
Waymark Code: WM3KC2
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2008
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Marker Erected by: Kansas Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Committee.
Location of Marker: Treece Rd., 3.3 miles NW of US-36, Wathena.
Marker Text:
"...towards the Evening a many Espyd. a wolf lying a
Sleep with the Noise of the Oars Roeing he awoke
Stood to know what was a comeing..."
Sergeant Joseph Whitehouse
July 7, 1804.
The Corps of Discovery, a United States Army expedition lead by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed through this area on July 7, 1804. He also described passing by a small island and noted the color of the bluffs as a yellowish color. Captain Clark wrote in his journal of the men killing a wolf that day.
The amount of game that was shot by the expedition was noted because the meat was an important part of the men's diet and was a valuable commodity. Clark wrote that it required 4 deer or elk, or one buffalo, to supply the expedition members with meals for 24 hours.