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  Clark
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  October 2, 1805
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  October 2nd Wednesday 1805 Despatched 2 men Frasure & S# Guterich back 
  to the village with 1 Indian & 6 horses to purchase dried fish, roots 
  &c# we have nothing to eate but roots, which give the men violent 
  pains in their bowels after eating much of them. To the Indians who 
  visited us yesterday I gave divided my Handkerchief between 5 of them, 
  with a Small piece of tobacco & a pece of riebin & to the 2 
  principal men each a ring & brooch. I walked out with my gun on the 
  hills which is verry Steep & high could kill nothing. day hot wind N# 
  Hunters killed nothing excep a Small Prarie wolf. Provisions all out, 
  which Compells us to kill one of our horses to eate and make Suep for the 
  Sick men. 
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