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  • Jefferson which is emensely high and discharges itself into this river one day and a half up, this distance I State at 40 Miles.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • I could not Sleep for the noise kept by the Swans, Geese, white & black brant, Ducks &c. on a opposit base, & Sand hill Crane, they were emensely numerous and their noise horrid.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Canoes very much, with every exertion and the Strictest attention by the party was Scercely Suffient to defend our Canoes from being Crushed to pieces between those emensely large trees maney of them 200 feet long and 4 feet through.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Side; they were emensely noumerous, and their noise horid - we Set out early here the river is not more than 3/4 of a mile in width, passed a Small Prarie on the

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • A.M. the winds Suelded and blew So hard and raised the Waves So emensely high from the N.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Mount Hellen bears N. 25° E about 80 miles, this is the mountain we Saw near the foks of this river. it is emensely high and covered with Snow, riseing in a kind of Cone perhaps the highest pinecal from the common leavel in america passed a village of 4 hs. on the Stard Side at 2 mils, one at 3 mls.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • And don’t get me wrong…I enjoyed the story emensely.

    EP078: The Shoulders of Giants 2006

  • Some distance to find a foard to cross in crossing this creek Several articles got wet, the water was So Strong, alto the debth was not much above the horses belly, the water passed over the backs and loads of the horses. those Creeks are emensely rapid has great decnt the bottoms of the Creek as well as the low lands on each Side is thickly covered with large Stone after passing this Creek I inclined to the left and fell into the road on which we had passed down last fall near the place we had dined on the 7th of Sept. and continued on the road passing up on the W. Side of Clarks river 13 miles to the W.st fork of Sd. river and Encamped on an arm of the same I Sent out 2 men to hunt, and 3 in

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

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