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28th had all the Canoes, the 〈B &〉 Perogus corked pitchd & lined oover the Cotton Wood, which is win Shaken [1] (the Mandans feed their horses on the cotton wood Sticks in places of corn).
a windey Blustering Day wind S W ice running the [river] Blocked up in view for the Space of 4 hours and gave way leaveing great quantity of ice on the Shallow Sand bars. had all the canoes corked pitched & tirred [tarred] in and on the cracks and windshake which is universially in the Cotton wood
Wednesday 27th March 1805. clear and pleasant. we brought all the perogues down to the Fort and went at prepareing them and Gitting everry thing ready to Set out on our voiage. the Ice kep Breaking and Starting the Most of the day.—
Wednesday March 27th This day we had pleasant weather, the Men were employed in getting the Crafts in order to proceed on our Voyage—
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