With the financial backing of this family, he becomes the owner of Samuel de Leeuw cigar factory
By 1859 Lancaster County was producing 65 percent of the states tobacco crop
fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment
This proven method of growing, processing, and curing gives the Flue Cured Virginia tobacco leaf its seductive aroma
Some of the supplies collected were: surveying instruments including compasses, quadrants, telescope, sextants and a chronometer camping supplies including oilcloth, steel flints, tools, utensils, corn mill, mosquito netting, fishing equipment, soap and salt clothing weapons and ammunition medicines and medical supplies books on botany, geography and astronomy maps Lewis also collected gifts to present to Native Americans along the journey such as: beads face paint knives tobacco ivory combs bright colored cloth ribbons sewing notions mirrors Corps of Discovery Lewis entrusted Clark to recruit men for their Corps of Volunteers for Northwest Discovery, or simply the Corps of Discovery
