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First Across the Continent

CHAPTER XI -- A the Heart of the Continent
15/44

The men complain much of the bruises received yesterday from the hail.

A more than usual number of buffalo appeared about the camp to-day, and furnished plenty of meat.

Captain Clark thought that at one view he must have seen at least ten thousand." Of the party at the upper camp, opposite White Bear Islands, the journal makes this observation:-- "The party continues to be occupied with the boat, the cross-bars for which are now finished, and there remain only the strips to complete the woodwork.

The skins necessary to cover it have already been prepared; they amount to twenty-eight elk-skins and four buffalo-skins.

Among our game were two beaver, which we have had occasion to observe are found wherever there is timber.


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