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  Clark
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  November 17, 1805
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  November 17th Sunday 1805 a fair cool windey morning wind from the East. 
  every tide which rises 8 feet 6 Inches at this place, comes in with high 
  Swells which brake on the Sand Shore with great fury. 
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  I Sent out 6 men to kill deer & fowls this morning at half past 1 
  oClock Capt# Lewis and his Party returned haveing around passd# Point 
  Disapointment and Some distance on the main Ocian to the N W# Several 
  Indians followed him & Soon after a canoe with wapto roots, & 
  Lickorish boiled, which they gave as presents, in return for which we gave 
  more than the worth to Satisfy,them a bad practice to receive a present of 
  Indians, as they are never Satisfied in return. our hunters killed 3 Deer 
  & th fowler 2 Ducks & q brant I Surveyed a little on the corse 
  & made Some observns. The Chief of the nation below us Came up to See 
  us the name of the nation is Chin~nook and is noumerous live principally 
  on fish roots a fiew Elk and fowls. they are well armed with good Fusees. 
  I directed all the men who wished to See more of the Ocean to Get ready to 
  Set out with me on tomorrow day light. the following men expressed a wish 
  to accompany me i'e Seri. Nat Pryor Serjt# J# Ordway, Jo# Fields R# 
  Fields, Jo# Shannon, Jo Colter, William Bratten, Peter Wiser, Shabono 
  & my Servant York. all others being well Contented with what part of 
  the Ocean & its curiosities which Could be Seen from the vicinity of 
  our Camp. 
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