was in the thick of their raids. He, too, joined the regular
army and received his commission when he was only eighteen years old.
He went to St. Louis and was commissioned as second lieutenant of the
artillery and ordered to join the great expedition.

Captain Lewis was first in command and he selected his men carefully.
There were fourteen soldiers in the little party and two Canadian
boatmen, an interpreter, a hunter and a Negro servant.

Thomas Jefferson did not give them a lot of orders. The following
instructions show his wisdom:

"Treat them (Indians) in the most friendly and concilliating
manner which their own conduct will admit; allay all jealousies
as to the object of your journey; satisfy them of its
innocence; make them acquainted with the position, extent,
character, peaceable, and commercial intercourse with them;
confer with them on the points most convenient as mutual
emporiums and the articles of most desirable interchange for
them and us. If a few of their influential chiefs, within
practicable distance wish to visit us, arrange such a visit
with them, and furnish them with authority to call on our
officers on their entering the United States, to have them
conveyed to this place at the public expense. If any of them
should wish to have some of their people brought up with us and
use such arts as may be useful to them, we will receive,
instruct, and take care of them."

The fact that so little trouble was had by the party is due to the skill
which Clark used in handling the Indians. We will not go into the
details of the expedition, for everyone knows what a wonderful, rich
territory was gained for the United States by that expedition.

Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg, fifty-five miles south of Washington and about the same
distance north of Richmond, Virginia, on Route 1, rightly claims to be
one of the most historic cities in the United States. Visitors who make
a tour of the Valley of Virginia and the Skyline Drive may want to begin
their trip here, for it serves as a hub for long or short visits to
neighboring places of interest. From Fredericksburg one may drive to
Culpeper, Sperryville and Panorama and enter the Skyline Drive at that
point, or he may wish to go from Fredericksburg to Warrenton and thence
to the Skyline Drive. Another excellent route is by way of Orange and
Stanardsville and on to Swift Run G