Lewis and Clark: Trading for Horses

Lewis and Clark: Trading for Horses (HM22FF)

Location: Tendoy, ID 83468 Lemhi County
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N 44° 57.594', W 113° 38.646'

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Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County

When Lewis learned that Clark had found the Salmon River un-navigable, buying more horses became a top priority. He'd already bought fifteen, but he needed twice that many to carry the Expedition's baggage.
But enemy raiders had stolen many Lemhi Shoshone horses that spring. They had few to spare.
The law of supply and demand prevailed. Lewis and Clark bought their horses, the last two with guns and ammunition. But they were in Clark's words, "indifferent, many Sore backs and others not accustomed to pack."
Without them, however, the Expedition would have gone no farther.
"The Indians... do not incline to sell us any more horses, without getting Guns & ammunition in return, as they say, they must have either horses or guns for their defence... that on the approach of their enemies they could get on their horses & carry off their Wives and Children & make their escapes." - Joseph Whitehorse, August 29, 1805
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HM NumberHM22FF
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Date Added Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 291458 N 4981897
Decimal Degrees44.95990000, -113.64410000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 57.594', W 113° 38.646'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 57' 35.64" N, 113° 38' 38.76" W
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Area Code(s)208
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Tenday Ln, Tendoy ID 83468, US
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