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In Their Own Words

An Encouraging Message

On November 14th, 1805, Captain William Clark wrote:

rained all the last night without intermition, and this morning, wind blows verry hard but our Situation is Such that we Cannot tell from what point it comes— one of our Canoes is much broken by the waves dashing it against the rocks— 5 Indians Came up in a Canoe, thro’ the waves, which is verry high and role with great fury— They made Signs to us that they Saw the 3 men we Sent down yesterday. (Clark, from Moulton V.6, 46)

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