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deer, mule deer, prairie dog, and grizzly bear were un- 
known to science until discovered by the Lewis and Clark 
expedition, the grizzly bear being the most notable dis- 
covery made in zoology by Lewis and Clark. 
Upon their return to St. Louis the leaders of the ex- 
pedition began at once to write out their notes for publi- 
cation. However, both were soon called to high office— 
Lewis being made governor of the Louisiana Territory, 
and Clark appointed superintendent of Indian affairs. 
Clark made St. Louis his home during the remaining 
years of his life. He expended much time and effort 
in establishing an Indian Museum, the first collection of 
Indian weapons and curiosities in the country, which for 
a long time was one of the interesting sights in St. 
Louis to visitors. The Duke of Saxe-Weimar Hisenach, 
who visited this country in 1825 and 1826, in his ‘‘ Travels 
Through North America,’’ gives an extensive descrip- 
tion of this interesting museum, from which I quote the 
following paragraph: 
“We then went to see Mrs. Clark, who, through the secretary of her 
husband, Mr. Alexander, exhibited to us the museum collected by the 
governor on his travels, and since considerably augmented. Mr. Alex- 
ander showed us articles of Indian clothing of different kinds, and 
various materials. Except the leather, the larger part of these mate- 
rials were American, or rather entirely European in their o 
single garment alone was made by the Cherokees of cotton, which 
was pulled, spun, wove on a loom, made by the Indians, and even dyed 
blue by them. Besides, several Se of different tribes, wooden 
tomahawks, or battle axes; in one of them was a sharp piece of iron 
to strike into the skulls of chste prisoners; another made of elk’s 
horn; bows of elk’s horn and of wood; spears, quivers with arrows; 
earth is dug out, is regarded as neutral, and hostile gerne who meet 
each other at that place, cannot engage in anything inimical against 
each other. The pipe which the commissioners of the United States use 
at treaties with the Indians, has a heavy silver head, and a 
handsome ornamented wooden stem. Farther: Mr. Alexander cet 
us the medals which the Indian chiefs have received at different peri- 
ods from the Spanish, English and American governments, and the 
