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[Clark:]

10th.. of April Wednesday 1805

Set out verry early. the morning cool and no wind proceeded
on passed a camp of Inds. on the L.S. this day
proved to be verry worm, the Misquetors troublesom. I saw
Several antilope on the S.S. also gees & swan, we over took
3 french men Trappers The countrey to day as usial except
that the points of Timber is larger than below, the coal continue
to day, one man saw a hill on fire at no great distance
from the river, we camped on the S.S. just above a remarkable
bend in the river to the S W, which We call the little bason.

Course Distance & refferences the 10th

                 
S. 45°. W.  miles to a pt. of timbered land on the S.S. 
West  miles to a pt. of timbered land on the L.S. 
S 72°. W.  miles to a tree in an elevated plain in the bend to the S.S. 
S. 32°. W.  miles to a pt. of wood on the S.S. 
West  1/2  a mile on the S. point. 
N. 40° W.  1/2  a mile on the S. point. 
N. 50° E  miles to a pt. on the L.S. opsd. a low bluff. 
S 52° W  3 1/2  miles to a pt. on the S.S. opsd. a bluff above which a
small creek falls in 
18 1/2