Show HIE ME LEIS LEMIS AND CLARK expedition released through courtesy of the utah historical landmarks asso elation boo ne new house building salt like city utah idaho wyoming colorado new now mexico arizona nevada and utah constitute a rather unique group of states amotai those ottlie union from the viewpoint at of early exploration and later occupation A part of the territory embraced in these states as known at present formerly con the great american deserf a land of mysterious loua en chant ment the crossing of which was beset with difficulties natural barriers and similar ecological con dillons made for early isolation also later homogeneity of population habits and customs when thomas jefferson became president of the united states in 1801 spain owned louisiana ter a roughly triangular area comprising nearly one million square miles bounded ion the east by the mississippi river and partly on the west by the rocky mountains spain severed evered si friendly relations with the states in 1802 and clos ed the mississippi river against this nation in 1803 spain sold louisi ana to the french and NL promptly transferred this territory to the united states tor for fifteen mil rail lion dollars the french govern ment never set up a colonial liah lish ment in louisiana territory and when lewis and clark arrived at st louis the spanish commander had not turned his post over to the french lewis was a captain clark a lieu lien tenant the lewis and dark clark ex tion waa was the first trip made across the continent by united states citizens it Is also the first acthen tic record made by white men on condi conditional tiong in the state of idaho the expedition ld fourteen volunteers from the regular army nine frontiersmen from kentucky two french voyagers and a mulatto servant of captain clark flintlock rifles powder and ball flints gold lace coats flags knives tomahawks beads mirrors paints and peace medals were taken along as presents to the indiana the party left st louis in 1804 and were gone until 1806 and passed through missouri kansas nebraska north dakota south dakota montana idaho ore gota goh and washington john colter was a member of the expedition he secured an honorable dismissal and was the first white person to tell of the marvels of yel low stone national park at that time the account could not be bellev ed so extraordinary wak was it assistant forest supervisor C J olsen of the fishlake fishlike Fish lake national for PDT est ran across a faun deer the other day which had ben shot at and had both front legs broken it Is too bad that any hunter could do such a trick as that |