There were also knives, nails, chisels, and files. Also ordered from Harper's Ferry were 24 pipe tomahawks. How many of these items were lost, traded, or survived to be sold is unknown. Lewis and Clark also buried several caches of goods near the rivers they traveled. Today's highly collectible, engraved powder horns originated during the French and Indian War when soldiers combined idle time with creativity and fantasy.
Many books are available that provide the names of the crew.
A valuable member of the corps was George Drouillard. His skill as an Indian interpreter, hunter, and woodsman proved vital to the success of the journey. Drouillard wrote many letters to his parents in Windsor, Canada. When they later moved to California, the box of letters and papers accompanied them. Drouillard lived only four more years before he was killed by Blackfeet Indians while on another expedition.