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  Clark
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  October 27, 1804
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  27th of October Satturday 1804 we Set out arly Came too at this Village on 
  the L# S# this village is Situated on an eminance of about 50 feet above 
  the Water in a handson Plain it Containes houses in a kind of Picket work. 
  the houses are round and Verry large Containing Several families, as also 
  their horses which is tied on one Side of the enterance, a Discription of 
  those houses will be given hereafter, I walked up & Smoked a pipe with 
  the Cheifs of this Village they were anxious that I would Stay and eat 
  with them, my indisposition provented my eating which displeased them, 
  untill a full explination took place, I returned to the boat and Sent 2 
  Carrots of Tobacco for them to Smoke, and proceeded on, passed the 2d 
  Village and Camped opsd# the Village of the Weter Soon or ah wah bar ways 
  which is Situated on an eminance in a plain on the L# S# this Village is 
  Small and Contains but fiew inhabitents. above this village & also 
  above the Knife river on the Same Side of the Missouri the Big bellies 
  Towns are Situated a further Discription will be given here after as also 
  of the Town of Mandans on this Side of the river i e S# Side 
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  a fine worm Day we met with a french man by the name of jassamme which we 
  imploy as an interpeter This man has a wife & Children in the Village ¬ Great 
  numbers on both Sides flocked down to the bank to view us as wee passed. 
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  Capt# Lewis with the Interpetr# walked down to the village below our Camp 
  After delaying one hour he returned and informed me the Indians had 
  returned to their village &c#, &c#, we Sent three Carrots of 
  Tobacco by three young men, to the three Villages above inviting them to 
  come Down & Council with us tomorrow. many Indians Came to view us 
  Some Stayed all night in the Camp of our party ¬ we procured Some 
  information of Mr# Jessomme of the Chiefs of the Different Nations 
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