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  Clark
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  August 26, 1804
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  26th August Sunday 1804 arrived at the boat at 9 oClock A#M# Set out at 10 
  oClock after Jurking the meet & Cutting the Elk Skins for a Toe Roap 
  and proceeded, leaveing G# Drewyer & Shannon to hunt the horses, the 
  river verry full of Sand bars and Wide Course S# 66° W# 2 mes# to a Sand 
  bar Makeing out from the S# S# N# 82° W# 7 mes# to a pt# of willows S S 
  passd# a Island & large Sand bars on both sides river wide and a Clift 
  of White earth on the L# S of 2 ms# in length to a point of Willows on the 
  S# S opposit Arch Creek above the mouth of this Creek a Chief of the Maha 
  nataton displeased with the Conduct of Black bird the main Chief came to 
  this place and built a Town which was called by his name Petite Arch (or 
  Little Bow) this Town was at the foot of a Hill in a handsom Plain 
  fronting the river and Contained about 100 huts & 200 men, the remains 
  of this tribe Since the Death of Petite arch has joined the remaining part 
  of the nation This Creek is Small ¬ we apt# Pat Gass Sergeant Vice 
  Floyd Dicesed, Geathered great quantites of Grapes & three Kinds of 
  Plumbs, one yellow round, & one ovel, & the Common wild Plumb. 
  Misquetors bad to night ¬ I have apt# you 
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