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  Clark
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  July 23, 1804
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  Camp White Catfish 10 Miles above the Platt River Monday the 23rd of July 
  1804 A fair morning Set a party to look for timber for Ores, two parties 
  to hunt. at 11 oClock Sent off George Drewyer & Peter Crousett with 
  Some tobacco to invite the Otteaus if at their town and Panies if they Saw 
  them to Come and talk with us at our Camp &c# &c# (at this Season 
  the Indians on this river are in the Praries Hunting the Buffalow but from 
  Some Signs of hunters near this place & the Plains being on fire near 
  their towns induce a belief that they this nation have returned to get 
  Some Green Corn or rosting Ears) raised a flag Staff Sund & Dryed our 
  provisions &c# I commence Coppying a map of the river below to Send to 
  the P#  ¿¿  U S five Deer Killed to day one man with a turner on his 
  breast, Prepared our Camp the men put their arms in order 
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  Wind hard this afternoon from the N# W# 
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  Equal altitudes taken at the White Catfish Camp, 10 miles above the river 
  Platt ¬  
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