Pay Grade

I think that I, Emily Mae George Dewey, deserve a pay grade of B. I think that I deserve it because I have done some very good blogs, but I also think I could have done them a little better.

The Journey Across America

Spring, 1806

Dear Mr. Jefferson,

The journey was the Corps at its 

best. The journey was America at its 

best. Throughout this mission we 

have had many tragedies, excitements, 

truces, new friends, new enemies, and 

mostly challenges. We have even lost a 

member, Sergeant Floyd. We are proud 

to have made it all the way across 

America, with the help of many Indians, 

including Sacagawea, and her original

tribe, the Shoshones. I am very proud

her to have had a little child, Pomp, at 

the age of just fifteen. Lewis and I are 

very privileged to have been given the 

opportunity to explore this land and 

make new friends. 

This is supposedly a picture of the Shoshone cheif.

These are some pictures of what the Shoshone people would look like.

May 11-15, 1805

After the encounter with the Shoshone 

man on a horse, the Captain was sure 

that the man had ran back to warn his 

tribe of the newcomers. He decided he 

needed to explain to someone, and fast. 

He saw an old Shoshone woman and a 

child, and the child ran off in fear. The 

Captain had encouraged the old woman 

to stand, but she was frail, and her legs 

were wobbly. Apparently it took ages, 

but the Captain managed to do enough 

fancy hand-talk to explain that he meant 

no harm. The Captain gave her some blue 

beads, and she called the child back and 

explained to her that it was all quite safe. 

The captain painted their faces red as a 

sign of peace, and the woman explained 

again to the chief the good deeds he had 

done.

Meeting the Shoshones

August 9, 1805

As soon as the Captain saw the 

man who was observed as a 

Shoshone, he ran up to him 

holding the trinkets in the air. 

He was shouting "Ta-ba-bone! 

Ta-ba-bone!" which according 

to Sacagawea was the Shoshone 

word for 'White man'. He 

stopped at a hundred paces, 

then proceeded. "Ta-ba-bone! 

Ta-ba-bone!" He pulled up his 

sleeve and showed the man on 

the horse his forearm which was 

untanned. Suddenly, the man 

turned and rode off.

this is a chinook salmon

this is a sockeye salmon

Fall 1805

Here is the recipe for the Crispy Salmon. I have been unable to find the one to go with the ingredients, so you may have to gather some more groceries.

Crispy Salmon by Gordon Ramsay

Put boiled, new potatoes in a deep frying pan with 2 tbsp of olive oil

Once potatoes are warmed, crush them with a fork, but not too much

Add some chopped spring onions

Season lightly

Add white crab meat

Mix in

Glaze with vinaigrette (olive oil, lemon juice)

Sprinkle with chopped coriander

Place salmon fillet skin side up on board and slice with sharp knife, three quarters of the way through at quarter inch intervals

Add sprinkle of salt to the cracks, "if you will*" in salmon

Place gently into hot oil in pan skin side down, season on top

Turn over after 4-5 mins and cook the other side for same amount of time

serve w potatoes and baked halved cherry tomatoes

*A phrase I learned only today apparently meaning a way you could describe an object, often a term used by many Teachers such as Steveo or Domi

Fall 1805

These are some ingredients for you to gather in order to make Crispy Salmon. Tomorrow I will get back to you with the actual recipe, so stay tuned.

1 whole salmon(about 2kg), scaled, gutted and washed

3 small lemons, thickly sliced

100ml olive oil

4-6 fresh bay leaves

few sprigs each fresh basil, parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme

2-3 lemon grass stalks, cut into large pieces

1 head garlic, halved horizontally

1 tsp peppercorns , mixed or black

Salmon

Fall 1805

Going through the river, you could 

see salmon everywhere. "There 

were so many salmon that you could 

probably walk across the river" said 

my friend and colleague, Mr. Johnny 

SB. Though there were so many, the 

Coreof Discovery would not eat any 

because they were used to eating 9 

pounds of meat and not fish. The 

Indians like them, though. 

THE COLUMBIA RIVER

October 16, 1805

Heading for the Columbia 

River from the Snake River, 

we knew it would be hard and 

dangerous. There was much 

delay due mostly to canoes 

tipping. Because of this, we lost 

many of our goods, let alone 

some of the men themselves. 

Slowly but surely, the Snake 

River had finally branched out 

to the Columbia River.

June 10, 1805

Captain Clark has been very ill 

for the past few days, and is still 

feeling sick. "Gather some 

Chokecherry Branch. Skin the 

branch and make tea. I must 

make medicine." 

wheezed Clark.  Goodrich hopped 

to it.

Later, Drouilliard wanted 

very much to help Captain Clark, 

but Clark wouldn't let him. "You 

must work." he said. Soon Clark 

was sitting, then walking, and 

finally he went to bed.

Braiding hair

In the 19th Century most 

women had long hair. 

Waist-length dresses were 

quite common. Cutting 

women's hair was only 

done as a necessity, and 

it was considered a mark 

of femininity. Women were 

also very commonly seen 

with long, bouncy curls 

hanging down their backs. 

The older women often 

wore their hair braided 

and coiled at the top of 

their heads or put up into

a pompadour in front with 

braids at the back. They 

also wore French-style 

twists pinned loosely along 

the crown, and puffy hair 

that was made into a bun 

at the crown area. 

Sacagawea

Toussaint Charbonneu ^

                                               

Sacagawea, or "Bird Woman", 

was captured by the Hidatsa at 

just ten years of age. She was 

then taken to back to the 

village, where she and another 

captured girl were bought by a 

French Canadian man called 

Toussaint Charbonneau. Later, 

Sacagawea and Toussaint got 

married, and had a son to be 

called Jean Baptiste. 

http://www.mapguys.com/Sacagawea.jpg

Desert

For many of the birthday desserts on this trip, we would have a series of fruits. Cherries, plumbs, raspberries, currents, and grapes were the main desserts on this trip. They were of delicious quality, and were extremely popular among the crew. We would never have any leftovers whatsoever, though of course we saved some for our Seaman, who happily chomped them down.

Great Falls

Great Falls

We just approached a series of amazing

waterfalls while in Montana, which is 

both good and bad. The good thing is 

that they are probably the most 

beautiful things I've seen so far on this 

trip. With the huge panorama of 

mountains alongside, they are even 

better. The thing is, we have to find a 

way to this keelboat around them, 

which can be quite tricky. Sure enough 

we got around, slowly but surely.

Sorry

I didn't mean to call the last blog "The Daily Progress"

The Daily Progress

These are copies of the peace medals we handed out during our trip across America. We were given a bunch of them to hand out by the people at Thomas Jefferson's house. We gave them to all the people we met along the trail that brought peace among us. 

When Lewis and Clark traveled across America they gave these mostly to the Indians to grant peace and stay friends.  This way they could show they meant no harm to the Indians. 

June Curry

 

This is June Curry, the "Cookie Lady".

Almost everyone who has biked the trans-

america trail knows June. She provides 

meals and a place to stay, and has overall 

best in hospitality. She lives in a charming

little brick house on Afton's main road. 

June has been providing care to 

cyclist's since 1976. Amazing!

Lewis and Clark

Floyd Bluff

August 20, 1804

Mr. Floyd's Death

August 20, 1804

The Keelboat's Doctor

Here I am riting in my jurnal, as I am just starting to reveel the devistayting news. Sargant Floyd Bluff has passed away, as I am very sad to say. Before he died he said to Lewis, "I am leeving you. I want you to rite me a letter." 

Mr. Floyd's Death

August 19, 1804

The Keelboat's Doctor

As soon as I awoke yesterday morning, tragedy happened. Mr. Floyd started to vomit continuously as he experienced much, much pain. Recently he was quite the sick one, but this? This was more than I have seen in decades. His life was clearly at stake, but the neither I nor the captains themselves could sooth or heal him.

Katie

Katie is a good artist, cook, babysitter, boatman, navigator, and much more. She is very intelligent, and has many experiences with these kinds of voyages. I am looking forward to working with her, and I hope we will make a good team!

-Emily

Will

Will is fairly good at cooking, and very entertaining. He is a great musician and has experience with many types of instruments. He is helpful in the fact he is friendly, has a good sense of navigation, and is great at communicating. I look forward to working with him, and I hope we will make a good team!

-Emily

Maddy

Maddy is very good at art, and is gooding at drawing scenery. She is also quite good at fishing and cooking, and has had much experience. She likes to climb trees, babysit, and climb cliffs. I look forward to working with Maddy, and hopefully we will make a great team!

-Emily

Jessica

Jessica is interested in many types of food, chocolate, and music. She is also very good at playing the guitar, and enjoys it too. She likes to collect sea glass, and many other interesting things. I will be glad to be working with her, and hopefully we will make a good team!

-Emily Mae

Graham

Graham is a very determined fellow who will never give up. He has a lot of experience with cooking, navigating, and working. He is very strong and by the looks of it he has a lot of determination. I will be glad to be working with him, and hopefully we will make a good team!

-Emily Mae

Alex

Alex can sometimes be very comforting to sad and unhappy people. He is so strong he could carry his weight and "a little more". He is very flexible and will go with the flow, along with the fact he gives help with no complaints. I will glad to be working with him, and hopefully we will make a good team!

-Emily Mae

Connor

Connor is good at hiking, boating, and cooking. He has been backpacking since he was five years old, and enjoys it greatly. He also likes to play the violin, and is very good at it. I will be glad to be working with him, and hopefully we will make a good team!

-Emily Mae

Erin

Erin is great at soccer, drawing, painting, sim-boarding, and loads more. She has been playing soccer since she was five years old, and enjoys it a lot. I will be glad to be working with her, and hopefully we will make a good team!

-Emily mae

Sam

Sam is a very good cook, a capable person, and he is apparently very fit. He's a very good friend and can fish really well. I will be glad to be working with him, and hopefully we will make a good team.

-Emily Mae

Introduction

February 25, 2009   

Dear Captain John,

I think that I will bring great joy to the rest of the crew! I have a lot of talents that include cooking, playing instruments, braiding hair, painting, drawing, baby-sitting, and lots more. I have been educated for the last seven or eight years, so I know a lot about the sea and the weather and how it changes. I attended music classes, and that's where I learned to play the guitar and recorder. When I was just four years old my mom taught me how to braid hair, so I've been doing it for the last six years. During the schools I went to I had daily art classes, where I learned many different techniques of painting, sketching, and drawing. I hope to collect more recipes, artwork, toy cars, music, stones, plants, and hopefully discover some new types of weather or coordinations. 

Yours,

Emily Mae