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  Clark
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  June 9, 1804
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  9th of June 1804 Satturday a fair morning, the River rise a little we got 
  fast on a Snag Soon after we Set out which detained us a Short time passed 
  the upper Point of the Island Several Small Chanels running out of the 
  River below a Bluff & Prarie (Called the Prariee of Arrows) where the 
  river is confined within the width of 300 yds# Passed a Creek of 8 yds# 
  wide Called Creek of Arrows, this Creek is Short and heads in the Praries 
  on the L# S# passed a Small Creek Called Blackbird Creek S# S# and One 
  Islands below & a Prarie above on the L# S# a Small Lake above the 
  Prarie ¬ opposit the Lower point of the 2d# Island on the S# S# we had 
  like to have Stove our boat, in going round a Snag her Stern Struck a log 
  under Water & She Swung round on the Snag, with her broad Side to the 
  Current expd# to the Drifting timber, by the active exertions of our party 
  we got her off in a fiew Mints. without engerey and Crossed to the Island 
  where we Campd# our hunters lay on the S# S# the Perogue Crossed without 
  Seeing them & the banks too uncertain to Send her over ¬  Some wind from 
  the S accompanied with rain this evening ¬ The Lands on the S# S# is a 
  high rich bottom the L# S# appears oven and of a good quallity runing 
  gradually to from fifty to 100 foot. 
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