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  Clark
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  July 8, 1804
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  8th of July Sunday Set out early this morning, the Sick man much better, 
  Serjt# Oddeway was waiting at a Creek on the S# S# below an Island, passed 
  (1) two Island on the S# S# and came to at the upper point, G Drewyer went 
  out R# Fields & Guterich, five men Sick to day with a violent Head ake 
  &c# and Several with Boils, we appoint a Cook to each mess to take 
  Charge of the Provisions. in Serjt# Pryor's = Collens in Sjt# Ordway's 
  Werner in Sergt# Floyd's Thompson, The french men Killed a young Deer on 
  the Bank, (2) passed up a narrow Channel of about 80 or 100 yds wide about 
  5 miles to the mouth of Nadawa River which corns in to this channel from 
  the N W# and is abt# 70 yards wide at its mouth  żż  feet Deep and has a 
  jentle Current, Perogues can navagate this river near its head, which is 
  between the Missourie & the Grand River, passed up the gut 3/4 of a 
  mile to the river at the head of the Island & camped opposit the head 
  of this Island is another nearest the Middle R this Island Nadawa is the 
  largest I have Seen, formed by a Channel washing into the Nadawa river. "8 
  or 10000 acrs" 
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