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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

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7th.. August Tuesday 1804—

last night at 8 oClock a Storm from the N. W. which lasted
3/4 of an hour set out late this morning wind from the North.
at 1 oClock dispatched George Drewyer, R. Fields, Wm.
Bratten & Wm. Labieche back after the Deserter reed with
order if he did not give up Peaceibly to put him to Death &c.
to go to the Ottoes Village & enquire for La Liberty and bring
him to the Mahar Village also with a Speech on the occasion
to the Ottoes & Missouries, and derecting a few of their Chiefs
to come to the Mahars, & we would make a peace between
them & the Mahars and Souex, a String of Wompom & a
Carrot of Tobacco. proceeded on and Camped on the S. S.


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Course Dist8. & remarks Augt. 7th. 1804.

                     
North  Ms to a pt. of Willows on the L. S. 
N. 25°. W.  1/2  Ml on the L. pt
N. 45° W.  1 1/2  Ml. on the L. pt. of a Sd. bar. 
S. 12° E.  2 1/2  Ms. do do. 
S. 70° E.  1/2  Ml. to the Willows on the S. S. 
N. 36° W.  2 1/2  Ms. to a pt. of Willows on the L. S. a large Sand
[bar—Ed.] makein out 
N. 73° W.  Ms. to a pt. of Willows on the S. S. I went thro
to the next bend up a Beayoue. S. S. form'g
two Isds. I call Detachment Isd
N. 83° E.  2 1/2  Ms. to a pt. of Cotton Wood L. S. Psd Sand bar from
L. pt
N. 32 W.  1 1/2  Ms. to a Sand pt. from the S. pt
N. 12° E.  1/2  Ml. to the Willows on the S. S. 
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