Because of the dreary weather and gloomy prospects, the location became known as Camp Disappointment
| Lewis halted his northward exploration of the Marias River here. It was not the natural boundary for the Louisiana Purchase he had hoped for. He had also hoped to find an easy portage route between the Marias and Saskatchewan rivers. Such a route would have allowed America to divert Canadian fur trade into American territory at the Missouri River. It was not to be.
Because of the dreary weather and gloomy prospects, the location became known as Camp Disappointment |
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