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  Clark
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  May 28, 1804
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  May 28th Munday 1804 Gasconnade
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  Rained hard all last night Some thunder 
  & lightening hard wind in the forepart of the night from the S W# 
  Ruben Fields Killed a Deer Several hunter out to day I measured the river 
  found the Gasconnade to be 157 yds# wide and 19 foot Deep the Course of 
  this R# is S 29° W, one of the hunters fell in with 6 Inds# hunting, 
  onloaded the large Perogue on board of which was 8 french hands found many 
  things wet by their cearlenessness, put all the articles which was wet out 
  to Dry ¬ this day So Cloudy that no observations could be taken, the 
  river begin to rise, examine the mens arms and equapage, all in Order 
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