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  Clark
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  August 22, 1804
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  22nd August Friday 1804 Set out early wind from the South at three miles 
  we landed at a Bluff where the two men Sent with the horses were waiting 
  with two Deer, by examonation of this (1) Bluff Contained alum, Copperas, 
  Cobalt, Pyrites; a alum rock Soft & Sand Stone. Capt# Lewis in 
  proveing the quality of those minerals was near poisoning himself by the 
  fumes & tast of the Cabalt which had the appearance of Soft Isonglass ¬ Copperas 
  & alum is verry pure, Above this Bluff a Small Creek Coms in from the 
  L# S# passing under the Clifts for Several miles, this Creek I Call Roloje 
  a name I learned last night in my Sleep. (2) Eight) Seven miles above is a 
  Clift of Allom Stone of a Dark Brown Colr. Containing also in crusted in 
  the Crevices & Shelves of the rock great qts# of Cabalt, Semented 
  Shels & a red earth. from this the (3) river bends to the East and is 
  within 3 or 4 miles of the River Soues at the place where that river Coms 
  from the high land into the Low Prarie & passes under the foot of 
  those Hills to its mouth. 
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  Capt Lewis took a Dost of Salts to work off the effects of the Arsenic, we 
  Camped on the S# S# Sailed the greater part of this day with a hard wind 
  from the S# E# great deel of Elk Sign, and great appearance of wind from 
  the N# W# 
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  ordered a vote for a Serjeant to chuse one of three which may be the 
  highest number the highest numbers are P# Gass had 19 Votes, Bratten & 
  Gibson 
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