Clark: February 16, 1805

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.