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| | Lewis & Clark in Columbia River Country |
 | | he exploits of the Lewis and Clark expedition west of the Continental Divide, in what might be termed "Columbia River Country", were among the most important, vivid, and compelling episodes of the entire journey. |
 | | After the expedition emerged from the Bitterroot Mountains of north central Idaho in late September, 1805, Meriwether Lewis ceased keeping a daily journal until January 1, 1806, by which time the party was safely ensconced in the relatively comfortable confines of Fort Clatsop. |
 | | Lewis, being the more accomplished writer of the two (but not necessarily the better explorer) has become the "voice" of the expedition; and when he has gone silent historians have tended to follow his cue. |
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