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Wendesday Augt. 8th 1804

Set out this morning at the usele time day Clear wind from
the N. W. prossed on passed the mouth of the Littel Soue
River on the N. Side it is about 80 yards wide this River
is navigable for Boates to Go up it for Som Distance in the
Cuntrey and Runes parelel with the Missourie 2 miles above
on a Sand Bare Saw Grait Nomber of Pelicans Capt Clark
went out on the South Side and Jo Collines Killed on [e]
Elke water Bad mad 12 miles Campd on the N. Side the
Land is Low march Land that on the South is prarie Land