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Friday July 27th.. 1804.

cloudy morning the Boat made ready to Start. we Set out
about 1 oClock proceeded along. high wood land on S.S.
G. Shannon killed one Deer to day we passed a prarie on the
S. S. we passd. many sand bars, the River very crooked;


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came about 15 miles & camped on a bank of a high prarie,
among a Grove of Cotten wood. the 2 men who were with
the horses did not join us to night.