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Daily tweets from the Journals of the Lewis and Clark. Beginning in Pittsburgh August 1803

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in view of St Louis which is about 2 ½ miles distant.-Wm. Clark

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I came to at 3 oClock at the Kohokia Landing,which is at the mouth of Kohokia Creek ¾ of a mile from the Town

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passed Small Village above the mouth of a large Creek, This Village is Called Viele Pauchr and Contains families of French,

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passd an Island on the Starbd Side, at 12 oClock the wind was So violent as to take off one of the Mast's

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12/07/1803:A Dark rainy morning with hard wind at N, E, upon it blew all the last night accompanyd. with rainSet out a quarter past 7

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this River is about 110 yards wide at its mouth.Ed Note:the Meramec River in St. Louis County,Mo-Wm Clark

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the head of those two Ilds. are imedeately below the Meremeck River passed the mouth of the Merrenek and came to at a farm ¾ of a mile above

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passed two Islands on the Larbd. Side, one of those Islands large and lies near the main Shore the other verry Small with a large Sand bar

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I set out this morning at 11 oClock, after receiving a Small Supply of Provisions on Board

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12/06/1803: A Dark wet morning.I was informed this morning that Capt Lewis passd by this place yesterday on his way to St Louis.

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The high Lands which sets in opposit St. Genesvieve, Continues with Small intervales of Low Land on that Side of (cont) http://tl.gd/7ao4qq

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I proceeded on half a mile above the landing, and came to for the night. Ed Note: Monroe County,Ill.

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by enquriey I was Informed (by Mr. Blear [or Blean] the owner of the place) that no provisions had arrived.he "expected it every minete,"

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at the mouth of this Creek I intended to land and take in Some Provisions which was to be delivered to me at this place

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about half a mile above Swachen Crk on the Starboad Side is the mouth of the Leagle

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a rock forming a wharf into the river 200 feet, as the Current of the river sets imedeately against this rock, we had difecualty in passing

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those Creeks head with the waters of the River St. Francies at the mouths of those Creeks is the first (cont) http://tl.gd/7anuv7

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passed between two Islands,hideing the mouth of a large Creek called Platea;The Emigrent amercains are Settled verry thick up this Creek

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I came to at the lower point of a large Sand bar, forming an Island Starbd Side, and took Meredien altitude and found it 59° 37' 30"

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12/05/1804:Set out this morning before sun rise, In this Course I observed a number of Indented Arches of diff (cont) http://tl.gd/7anrh3