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July 24, 1804
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White Catfish Camp, 10 miles above Platte
A fair day. The wind blows hard from the south. The breezes, which are very frequent in this part of the Missouri, are cool and refreshing. Several hunters out today, but, as game of all kinds is scarce, only two deer were brought in. I am much engaged drawing off a map. Captain Lewis also much engaged in preparing papers to send back by a pirogue, which we intended to send back from the River Platte. Observations at this place makes the latitude 41° 3' 19" North.
This evening Goodrich caught a white catfish, its eyes small and tail much like that of a dolphin.
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