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  Clark
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  November 18, 1805
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  Novr. 18th Monday 1805 a little Cloudy this morning I set out at day light 
  with 10 men & my Sevent, Shabono, Sergt# Pryer odderway Jos. & R# 
  Fields Shannon Colter, wiser, Lebiech & york proceeded on Down the 
  Shore from the 1st point 
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  At a run & Island near the Shore here the Traders ancher & trade? 
  we passed at each point a Soft Clifts of yellow, brown & dark Soft 
  Stones here Capt Lewis myself & Severl# of the men marked our names 
  day of the month & by Land &c# &c# from this S# W# 3 miles to 
  the Iner pt# of Cape Disapointmt passed a point & 2 Small nitches 
  (Reuben Fields killed a Vulter) we found a Curious fiat fish Shaped like a 
  turtle, with fins on each side, and a tale notched like a fish, the 
  Internals on one Sid and tale & fins flat wise This fish Flownder has 
  a white on one Side & lies flat to the Ground ¬ passed from last 
  hitch across to the ocean 1/2 a mile low land the Cape is a high Partly 
  bald hill, founded on rock, I assencled a high Seperate bald hill Covered 
  with long corse grass & Seperated from the hight of Country by a 
  Slashey bottom 2 miles S# 60 W of the Cape ¬ thence to a 2d Grassey pt 
  is N# 50° W# 2 miles, Those hills are founded on rocks & the waves 
  brake with great fury against them, the Coast is Sholey for Several miles 
  of this Cape & for Some distance off to the N W a Sand bar in the 
  mouth. Sholey Some distance out from the mouth The Coast from the Cape N W 
  is open for a Short distance back then it becomes thick piney Countrey 
  intersperced with ponds 
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  Point addams is S 20° W about 20 miles the Course on that Side bears S 45 
  W# I cannot assertain the prosise Course of the Deep water in the mouth of 
  the river, the Channel is but narrow. I proceeded on up above the 2d point 
  and Encamped on the Shore above the high tide, evening Clear, for a Short 
  time. Supd. on Brant and pounded fish men all Chearfull, express a Desire 
  to winter near the falls this winter. 
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