Excerpt from An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clarke, in the Years 1804-5, and 6: Giving a Faithful Description of the River Missouri and Its Source, of the Various Tribes of Indians Through Which They Passed, Manners and Customs, Soil, Climate, Commerce, Gold and Silver Mines, Animal and Vegetable Productions That they receive from civilization. Thesewobjec tions, it must be frankly confessed, are very pow erfol But it is hoped, that vigilent measuresvvill be pursued; by a government professed to be foun ded on the principles of humanity and wisdom; to prohibit the introduction of spirituous liqueurs among them. The small pox has raged, vvhen lit tle or no communication was held with Pro visions are already madejto ihtroduce vaccine in oculation among themi which will prevent those horrid ravages'vvhich are mentioned in the course of the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.