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  Clark
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  September 20, 1804
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  September the 20th Thursday 1804 Detchd. 3 men across the Big bend (Called 
  the Grand deTour) with the horse, to stay and hunt & jurk provisions 
  untill we get around (1) passed a Island on the S# S# the river Crouded 
  with Sand bars, 
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  20th of September 1804 Thursday (Continued) (1) at the N W# extremity of 
  this bend passed an Small Island on the L# S# opposit the upper Point of 
  this Solitary Island Came too to  ¿¿ _ at the mouth of a Small run on the 
  S# S# & Newmon & Tomson picked up Some Salt mixed with the Sand in 
  the run, Such as the ottoes Indians Collect on the Sands of the Corn de 
  Cerf R# & make use of, Camped on a Sand bar on the S# S# above the 
  Island ¬ I went out to examine the portage which I found quit Short 
  2000 yards only, the Prarie below & Sides of the hills containing 
  great quantites of the Prickly Piar which nearly ruind my feet, I saw a 
  hare, & I beleve he run into a hole, he run on a hill & 
  disapeared, I Saw on this hill several holes. I Saw Several Goats Elk Ders 
  &c# & Buffalow in every Detection feeding. R# Fields Killed a Deer 
  & 2 Goats one a female, which differs from the male as to Size being 
  Something Smaller, Small Straight horns without any black about the neck 
  Camped late 
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