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Zebulon Pike was a soldier best known to be an early explorer of the Louisiana Territory. His expedition from St. Louis to the Louisiana Purchase was as significant for the nation as that of Lewis and Clark who had preceded him in their explorations. Pike is remembered for two expeditions, which he led in exploring the newly acquired territory of Louisiana Purchase. His explorations have always been overshadowed by those of Lewis and Clark. This is mainly because his explorations were questionable in terms of their intentions. It was thought he was a spy, or he had secret military orders for provoking war with Spain. His first exploration mission was to find the source of Mississippi River, and the second exploration was for exploration of the regions surrounding the Arkansas and Red Rivers
The first exploration by Zebulon Pike started in August 1805. General James Wilkinson, who was the governor of the Louisiana Territory, sent Pike on this exploration with the mission to find the source of the Mississippi...
General Wilkinson was a double agent for Spain and he had other ulterior motives behind sending Pike on these explorations. The mission for the exploration was also to purchase sites from the American Indians. These sites were to be used for future military posts. Pike was also commanded to bring with him a few important chiefs on his return to St. Louis for talks. Pike took a force of twenty men to accompany him on his first expedition. He departed from Fort Bellefontaine on a seventy-foot keelboat. Pike and his men explored the Mississippi river into the modern day Minnesota where they travelled to Cass River, which they incorrectly identified as the source of the Mississippi river. Although Pike did not find the correct source of the river, he did hold important talks with different tribes in the regions that he and his men passed through.
On his return to St. Louis, Pike was sent for his second expedition in July 1806. This was a far more dangerous expedition and vital trip.…
The explorations by Pike are not well-known because they are mysterious. The main intentions of the expeditions are unclear to this day. Pike was not also well educated and during his explorations he never made any new discoveries. This is what has made his explorations be less known. Wilkinson had also stated that there was a conspiracy to separate Louisiana Territory and since he was a double agent for Spain. Having not found the sources of the Red River and the Mississippi has also made his explorations less justifiable. His explorations seemed to be filled with ill luck.
Maynard, C.W. Zebulon Pike: Soldier-Explorer of the American Southwest. New York, NY: PowerKids Press, 2003.
Magoon, K., and M. Mayberry. The Zebulon Pike Expedition. Minneapolis, MN: ABDO Publishing Company, 2009.
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