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  Clark
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  August 8, 1804
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  8th August Wednesday 1804 Set out this morning at the usial time at two 
  miles passed (1) a bend to L# S# Choaked up with Snags our boat run on two 
  in turning to pass through, we got through with Safty the wind from N W# 
  (2) passed the mouth of a River on the S# Side Called by the Soux Indians 
  Ed~neah Wau de pon (or Stone river) the French call this river Petite 
  Rivre de Cuouex it is about 80 yards wide and as (Mr# Durion Says whos 
  been on the heads of it and the Country abt) is navagable for Perogues Som 
  Distance runs Parrelel to the Missourie Some Distance, then falls down 
  from N E thro a roleing Countrey open, the head of this river is 9 miles 
  from the R Demon at which place the Demoin is 80 yd wide, this Little 
  Cuouex passes thro a lake called Despree which is within 5 Leagues of the 
  Deemoin the Said Lake is about 20 Leagues in Circumfrance and is divided 
  into 2 by two rocks approaching Verry near each other, this Lake is of 
  various width, Containing many Islands ¬  from this Lake to the Maha 4 days 
  march, as is Said to be near the Dog Plains one princpal branch of the 
  Demoin is Called Cat River The Demoin is Sholey 
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  Capt# Lewis took Medn# Altitude of the Sun made it 56° 9' 00" Lat 41° 42' 
  34" and I took one man and went on Shore the man Killed an Elk I fired 4 
  times at one & did not Kill him, my ball being Small I think was the 
  reason, the misqutors So bad in the Praries that with the assistance of a 
  bush I could not Keep them out of my eyes, the boat turned Several tims to 
  day on Sand bars ¬ in my absenc the boat passed a Island 2 miles above 
  the litte Scouex R on the upper point of the Isld Some hundreds of 
  Pelicans were Collected, they left 3 fish on the Sand which was verry 
  fine, Capt Lewis Killed one & took his dimentions, I joined the boat 
  and we Camped on the S S# 
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  worthe of remark that Snakes are not plenty in this part of the Missourie 
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