Vignettes At Kaw Point June 26 - 29, 2004
Discovery Expedition of St. Charles

The Arrival at Kaw Point ~ 1804

Deployment of Personnel by the captains

"The first Buffalo"

• Cannon Salute. 
• Land & Deploy 
• Natives we may see, Kansa, Otos, Osage Missouri, Omahas H
• Hunting & first buffalo 
• Explaining the Redoubt

3:00 PM

Of Boats and Men
Conversation on the Flotilla

Captain Clark, Sergeant Gass & Selected Boatmen

• Where & how the boats originated 1803 & 2003 
• Tasks of each crewmember
• Packing to survive 
• How we navigate (going upstream). 
• Armaments & powder.

3d Vignette

Who were they? Meet the 45 Men of Corps of Discovery

1. Lewis and Clark present >
2. Drouilard & Shannon Present>
3. Labische & Cruzette present>

• Permanent detachment 
• Engages
• Temporary members.
• Native American members
• French American members

Guns, Garments and Gear

Call to MUSTER! The Sergeants Inspect the men.

• Weapons 
• Uniforms & Rank 
• Equipment & Possibles 
• Regulations

2nd Vignette

Cooking on the Trail

Mess Cooks. The food & preparation.

• Hunting & Foraging food
• The best and the worst
• The MESS system
• Some typical methods of preparation

3d Vignette

Speaking of York

Conversations among the regulars

York Speaks His Mind.

• Relationship with York from the men's viewpoint
• York reflects on his life, the expedition and his hopes for the future

"BIG" Medicine

Meriwether Lewis with Dr. Pete Cuppage 

• Treating ailments and injuries on the trail
• Drinking Water 
• 5 Common remedies & cures

2nd Vignette

Seaman, the Dog of Discovery

"Lewis & Clark and Me."

Told by Robert Bidwell

• How I meet my captain
• Made for each other 
• I hunt on the river. Beaver, buffalo and deer. Catching Squirrels for dinner-I'm a hero
• I am kidnapped
• I love my boss.

3d Vignette

OF MAPS AND MAMMALS 
The Science of Discovery

Meriwether Lewis -Surveyor and Naturalist

• Making Maps for the Next Americans
• Instruments of 1804
• Animals and Plants found near Kaw Point
• Buffalo & Carolina Parakeet 
• Recording & preserving

June 29

1st Vignette

THE COURT MARTIAL of Collins & Hall

The Captains, Private Collins Private Hall, & Sergeants.

• Conversation at the barrel "nipping on duty"
• "Discovered" 
• Court Martial Convened & Trial
• Verdict & sentence"

2nd Vignette

PUNISHMENT

BREAKING CAMP AND 
Making Ready the boats 

The entire Corps of Discovery 

• Punishment Flogging
• Explain the routine 
• Poles, ores, sails & ropes 
• Documents, maps & specimens
• Balancing the load.

3d and final Vignette

"We Proceed On"

Sergeants And the Captains.

• Summary of what we did here
• Final salute & push off heading up river
• Cannon salute & Farewell