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>The above text reports from the expedition and is very enthusiastic,
>how the 31 men (and 1 girl) lived on a meat only diet.
>
>I wondered, why they didn't end up in "rabbit starvation".
>
>Some parts are interesting how the fat was searched, eating even dogs:
>>..Indians living near the fort supplied the explorers with dog meat, which
>>Lewis was especially fond of because it contained more fat. Lewis wrote,' I
>>think it (dog) an agreeable food and would prefer it vastly to lean Venison
>>and Elk.'


They also ate lots of bone marrow and I believe they mentioned beaver tails
which have a lot of fat. Not to mention, fatty salmon when they were near
the Columbia and its tributaries.