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  Clark
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  December 15, 1805
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  Sunday the 15th December 1805. I Set out early with 16 men and 3 Canoes 
  for the Elk, proceed up the River three miles and thence up a large Creek 
  from the right about 3 miles the hite of the tide water drew up the Canoes 
  and all hands went out in three different parties and brought in to the 
  Canoe each Man a quarter of Elk, I Sent them out for a Second load and had 
  Some of the first Cooked against their return, after eateing a harty diner 
  dispatched the party for a third and last load, about half the men missed 
  their way and did not get to the Canoes untill after Dark, and Serjt# 
  Ordway Colter, Colins Whitehouse & McNeal Staid out all night without 
  fire and in the rain ¬ Cloudy all day Some rain in the evening. 
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