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  Clark
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  May 29, 1804
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  May 29th Tuesday rained last night, Cloudy morning 4 hunters Sent out with 
  Orders to return at 12 oClock 
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  Took equal altitudes of Suns Lower limb 
  found it 105° 31' 45" 
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  Cap Lewis observed meridean altitude of sun U L ¬ back observation with the 
  octant & artificeal horozen ¬ gave for altitude on the Limb 38° 
  44' 00" sun octant Error 2 0 0 + 
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  had the Perogues loaded and all perpared to Set out at 4 oClock after 
  finishing the observations & all things necessary found that one of 
  the hunters had not returned, we deturmined to proceed on & leave one 
  perogue to wate for him, accordingly at half past four we Set out and came 
  on 4 miles & camped on the Lbd Side above a Small Creek Called Deer 
  Creek, Soon after we came too we heard Several guns fire down the river, 
  we answered them by a Discharge of a Swivile on the Bow 
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