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  Clark
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  February 16, 1805
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  16th of February Satturday 1805 a fine morning, visited by but fiew 
  Indians to day, at Dusk two of the Indians who wint down with Capt# Lewis 
  returned, Soon after two others and one man (Howard) with his feet 
  frosted, and informed that the Inds# who Commited the roberry of the 2 
  horses was So far a head that they could not be overtaken, they left a 
  number of pars of Mockersons which, the Mandans knew to be Souix 
  mockersons, ¬ This war party Camped verry near the last camp I made 
  when on my hunting party, where they left Some Corn, as a deception, with 
  a view to induc a belief that they were Ricarras. 
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  Capt Lewis & party proceeded on down the meat I left at my last Camp 
  was taken. 
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