Clark: February 16, 1805
A clear morning at Fort Mandan brought few Indian visitors. At dusk, two Indians who had accompanied Captain Lewis returned, followed by two more and Private Howard, whose feet were frostbitten. They reported that the Sioux war party who stole the two horses had too great a head start to be overtaken. The thieves had left moccasins the Mandans identified as Sioux, and had camped near Clark's earlier hunting camp, leaving corn behind to disguise themselves as Arikaras. Lewis continued the pursuit, and the meat Clark had cached was gone.
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.
Capt Lewis & party proceeded on down the meat I left at my last Camp
was taken.
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16th of February, Saturday 1805. A fine morning, visited by only a few Indians today. At dusk two of the Indians who went down with Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) returned. Soon after, two others and one man (Howard) with his feet frosted arrived, and informed us that the Indians who committed the robbery of the 2 horses were so far ahead that they could not be overtaken. They left a number of pairs of moccasins which the Mandans knew to be Sioux moccasins. This war party camped very near the last camp I made when on my hunting party, where they left some corn as a deception, with a view to induce a belief that they were Arikaras.
Capt. Lewis and party proceeded on down. The meat I left at my last camp was taken.
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