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  Clark
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  October 23, 1805
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  October 23rd (Saturday) Wednesday 1805 Took the Canoes over the Portage on 
  the Lard# Side with much dificuelty, description on another Paper one 
  Canoe got loose & cought by the Indians which we were obliged to pay. 
  our old Chiefs over herd the Indians from below Say they would try to kill 
  us & informed us of it, we have all the arm examined and put in order, 
  all th Inds leave us early, Great numbers of flees on the Lard Side ¬ Shot 
  a Sea Oter which I did not get, Great Numbers about those rapids we 
  purchased 8 dogs, Small & fat for our party to eate, the Indians not 
  verry fond of Selling their good fish, compells us to make use of dogs for 
  food Exchanged our Small canoe for a large & a very new one built for 
  riding the waves obsd Merdn. altd# 66° 27' 30" Latd# prodsd. 45° 42' 57 
  3/10" North 
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