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  Clark
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  April 9, 1805
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  9th of April Tuesday 1805. Set out this morning verry early under a gentle 
  breeze from the S# E# at Brackfast the Indian deturmined to return to his 
  nation. I saw a Musquetor to day great numbers of Brant flying up the 
  river, the Maple, & Elm has buded & Cotton and arrow wood 
  beginning to bud. I saw in the prarie an animal resembling the Prarie dog 
  or Barking Squirel & burrow in the Same way, this animal was about 1/3 
  as large as the barking Squirel. But fiew resident birds or water fowls 
  which I have Seen as yet at 6 miles passed an old hunting camp of 
  Menitarrees on the S# S# 21/2 miles higher passed the mouth of Miry Creek 
  on the S# S# passed a hunting Camp of Minetarees on the S# S# waiting the 
  return of the Antilope, Saw Great numbers of Gees feedin in the Praries on 
  the young grass, I saw flowers in the praries to day, juniper grows on the 
  Sides of the hills, & runs on the ground all the hills have more or 
  Less indefferent Coal in Stratias at different bites from the waters edge 
  to 80 feet. those Stratias from 1 inch to 5 feet thick. we Campd# on the 
  S# S# above some rocks makeing out in the river in a butifull ellivated 
  plain. 
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